Wednesday, May 20

UCLA Professor, Project Fatherhood join in intervention

The men gathered together in a cramped auditorium and began to dig into their plates piled with mashed potatoes, green beans and hamburger patties. Some dressed in business suits, others in plain white T-shirts and jeans. Read more...

Photo: Andre “Lowdown” Christian, a facilitator of Project Fatherhood, reads literature from prison calling for the stop to the divisive conditions in the hood.


Consent Week events address sexual assault on campus

Annie E. Clark felt that her school did not treat her report of sexual assault with enough sensitivity, so she became an activist for the rights of students who have experienced sexual assault on college campuses. Read more...

Photo: Third year world arts and cultures student Claudia Varney talks to third year civil engineering student Sarah Reynolds at a display on campus put up for Consent Week.


UCLA Medical Center audit shows need for transparency

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The UCLA Medical Center’s financial position improved over the last five years, but it plans to be more transparent about transferring money to UCLA’s campus, according to a state audit report released Thursday. Read more...



UCLA students protest to draw attention to Armenian Genocide

Their mouths covered with bands of bright orange tape, about 15 students stood in a straight line in front of Kerckhoff Hall on Thursday to protest and educate students about the Armenian Genocide. Read more...

Photo: Students in the Armenian Students’ Association at UCLA participated in a silent protest on Bruin Walk Thursday to protest denial of the Armenian Genocide by some countries.



Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks to sold-out UCLA crowd

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright would sit in a tent in her living room as she reviewed private material to ensure that no spies would ever see them, she told a sold-out crowd in Royce Hall Wednesday night. Read more...

Photo: Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become U.S. secretary of state, spoke at Royce Hall Wednesday night about globalization, technology and other issues.