Hundreds of cross-shaped papers lay on the lawn of Wilson Plaza on Wednesday. It was the third day of a week-long effort to bring attention to the Armenian genocide, which began 96 years ago in 1915 and ended in 1923. A silent march, hosted by the Armenian Students' Association at UCLA, began at 12:30 p.m. Read more...

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Students participated in a silent march in Wilson Plaza on Wednesday to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed between 1915 and 1923. The Turkish government, accused of systematically murdering the Armenians, has refused to label the killings as genocide.

Chelsea Navarro hates the word "victim." Instead, she calls herself a survivor of domestic violence. Navarro, a graduate student in UCLA's School of Education, grew up in San Diego in a family where domestic violence was prevalent. Read more...

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Booths at Monday’s Enough is Enough event provided students with resources on how to deal with issues like sexual abuse, hate crimes and domestic violence.

Hands fold squares of colored paper, aligning the edges to make a triangle. Then, fingers dig into the pocket of paper, popping out a rhombus, which closes back on itself to become a diamond. Read more...

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Students folded 1,000 paper cranes in Sproul Hall Friday night and will be collecting donations for Japan relief efforts.

When Professor Richard Hovannisian started learning Armenian, it looked literally like chicken scratch. Read more...

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Richard Hovannisian, an Armenian and Near Eastern history professor at UCLA, will speak on Monday as the second recipient of the My Last Lecture Award.

As a child, Austin Hoover never thought twice about teasing his dad a little about spitting when he talked and using extra sauce during his meals. Read more...

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(From left) Adam, Austin, Wes, Aaron and Andrew Hoover will take part in UCLA’s first Walk for Oral Cancer Awareness event on Sunday morning.

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Armando Huipe has an alternate personality. Her name is Charon and tonight she will be wearing a Ke$ha-inspired black and gold dress to prom. Huipe is one of the hundreds of UCLA students attending the third annual Pride Prom, an event celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and its allies. "We see it as a kind of second chance at prom "“ this time, you get to go with the person you really wanted to go with," said Darlene Tran, third-year psychology student and recruitment chair of Gamma Rho Lambda, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersexed and allied sorority for anyone who identifies herself as female. Gamma Rho Lambda is co-hosting tonight's event with Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men. This year's theme is "Burlesque," inspired by the eponymous movie starring Christina Aguilera. Huipe, who just finished his term as president of Delta Lambda Phi, said he attended two proms in high school. Read more...

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Members of UCLA’s Gamma Rho Lambda celebrated Pride Prom last spring. This year’s Pride Prom, happening tonight, marks the end of Ally Week.