More than three decades have passed since the death of Martin Luther King Jr., but civil rights activists and scholars say civil rights in the United States still have a long way to go. Read more...
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January 17, 9:00 pm
Battle for civil rights far from over
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January 17, 9:00 pm
Labor center fights threat of erasure
For Kent Wong and the UCLA Labor Center, this year is starting to play out like a bad case of deja vu. In a year when Gov. Read more...
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January 17, 9:00 pm
Referendum planned
The Associated Students of UCLA inched toward determining the terms of a future fee increase Friday as representatives from across the campus met to discuss the possible increase at an entities committee meeting. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
Compact with state, UC upheld
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent $111.7 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes constitutional amendments to impose across-the-board spending cuts to help the state alleviate an $8.1 billion shortfall. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
New grants for affected
International students at UCLA who are from areas that were directly affected by the recent earthquake and resultant tsunami in South Asia may qualify for new financial aid resources, available thanks to a grant provided by two national organizations, the Institute of International Education and the Freeman Foundation. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
The curry cure
While many people associate spicy curry with a burning sensation on the tongue, the brain may be using the spice to prevent certain diseases. A yellow pigment in foods such as mustard and curry has the potential to combat the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, traumatic injury to the head and Huntington’s Disease, a UCLA-Veterans Affairs study has found. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
Laser has scientists seeing stars
Researchers throughout the University of California and California State University systems observed images of faraway galaxies with Hubble Space Telescope-like precision this week, all from the safety of a grounded observatory. Read more...