While most historical scholars are interested in the content of books, students at the California Rare Book School judge the book by its cover. Read more...
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Susan Allen
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February 9, 1:08 am
Human Rights Watch tracks deaths, detainments in Egyptian protests
With Egypt entering its 16th day of protests, 302 people have been killed and many more have been injured or arrested. Read more...
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Iain Levine, a director for the Human Rights Watch, speaks to students at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday.
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February 9, 12:59 am
The Onion editors to visit UCLA campus
In the fall of 2009, two Bangladeshi newspapers, The Daily Manab Zamin and The New Nation, reported that Neil Armstrong claimed the United States' moon landing was a hoax, and cited a similar American news article. Read more...
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Two editors from The Onion, the satirical “fake news” newspaper, will be speaking at Royce Hall on Thursday night.
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February 8, 12:48 am
Mark Yudof asks UCLA to find $96 million in savings to help UC meet Gov. Brown’s $500 million in cuts
UCLA will be asked to absorb $96 million of the $500 million in proposed state cuts to the University of California system, according to a new target set by UC President Mark Yudof. Read more...
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February 8, 12:46 am
Limited resources and enforcement difficulties make a total ban on smoking at UCLA unfeasible
While other universities and public college systems in the U.S. Read more...
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February 8, 12:45 am
Archaeology field schools run by the UCLA Cotsen Institute have been temporarily cut because of funding problems
The UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology recently closed its undergraduate field research schools for the year because of financial pressures. Read more...
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UCLA Cotsen Institute students dig at an excavation site in Ireland.
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February 8, 12:44 am
UCLA students and alumni rise to new 10-inch requirement to give hair for Locks of Love
The longest run by any player during Sunday's Super Bowl was 18 yards. Read more...
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Yilan Shi, a fourth-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student gets her hair cut for Locks of Love.
Correction: Because of a technical error, the original version of this caption was for the incorrect photo.