Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

Condoleezza Rice will speak at UCLA

Joining the ranks of many high-profile speakers before her, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will address UCLA this evening at the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture. Read more...

Photo: Condoleezza Rice will speak at 5 p.m. today at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, on the topic of “American Leadership in the 21st Century.”


Candidates Mark Herd and Paul Koretz debate community issues before Fifth District’s city council election

Westwood Neighborhood Council member Mark Herd and L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz discussed finances and transportation Tuesday night, in the first and only debate for L.A.’s Fifth District city council election. Read more...

Photo: Paul Koretz, the current councilman in the 5th District, and Westwood Neighborhood Council member Mark Herd faced off in a debate Tuesday.


Crimewatch: Feb. 15-24

View Crimewatch: Feb. 15-24 in a larger map These crimes were reported on the UCLA campus and in the Westwood area between Feb. 15-24. Campus On Feb. Read more...



UCLA Russian Club learns through Durak

Sitting in his room in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Sydney Heller reminisced about the first time he played Durak, a popular Russian card game. Read more...

Photo: Third-year comparative literature and Russian language student Gladys Riva, left, and first-year geography and environmental studies student Kathy Pham, right, play Durak, a popular Russian card game, on Friday afternoon.



TED conference streams live at UCLA

The Anderson School of Management’s second annual partnership with the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference – commonly known as the TED conference – has expanded to other graduate schools at UCLA and will include live discussions with TED speakers. Read more...