Saturday, July 11

In the news:



Lecture series to explore Darfur

DARFUR TALK Today, 7:30 p.m. UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 10934 Lindbrook Ave. In a lecture titled “The Crisis in Darfur: A Concise History,” history Professor Edward Alpers plans to discuss the historical reasons behind the current situation in the Darfur region of Sudan tonight. Read more...


LGBT study commemorated

A panel of lawyers and city officials gathered Monday at the UCLA School of Law to reflect on the past 40 years of police policies concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults. Read more...


Mapping a path to grad school

MENTORSHIP PANEL Today, 5 p.m. Kerckhoff Grand Salon The Armenian Graduate Students Association, which has run mentorship panels for the last five years, is expanding its program to provide year-round mentoring to undergraduate students interested in UCLA’s graduate schools. Read more...


Giving children a glimpse of college life

With their perfected 8-claps, UCLA football jerseys, and blue and gold accessories, the thousands of participants in the I’m Going to College event on Saturday could almost pass for current UCLA students. Read more...


Doctor-prescribed marijuana divides

There are times when he smokes to help himself study. There are times when he does it to relieve the pain in his knees. Then there are times when Mike uses medicinal marijuana to receive what he says is a smoother, much cleaner high than he can get from the cannabis he could obtain illegally. Read more...