Wednesday, June 24

ACLU sues Veterans Affairs over misused West L.A. complex that once served thousands of retired soldiers

On the other side of the 405 Freeway, a site nearly as large as UCLA is entering a legal battle years in the making. Read more...

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Once a thriving haven for thousands of retired soldiers, portions of the West Los Angeles Medical Center & Community Living Center now lie dormant, falling into disrepair. A recently filed lawsuit claims that the site lacks permanent supportive housing for disabled veterans.


New TEDx conference at UCLA provides a stage for presenters to share their insights, innovations in science, technology and art

A sellout crowd of more than 400 people packed a Broad Art Center auditorium decorated with multiple visual displays, musical instruments and a crowd-sourced, fully-automated Nerf gun. Read more...

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Eddo Stern, a UCLA professor of Design | Media Arts, demystifies the gamer’s mentality and interrelates games and reality during a presentation at the TEDx conference on Saturday. A number of UCLA instructors gave presentations.