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Writings on the Wall: Piecing together graffiti art and culture
From park benches to art galleries, graffiti has moved into the mainstream, but along the way has cultivated risk, fame and controversy.
Confession App Now Available
There's now an iPhone app to lead you through your confessions--and delete your sins.
Census Shows Latinos Fuel Population Growth Sparks Discussion of Latino-Majority Districts
Latinos have fueled almost all the population growth in the United States in the past ten years.
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Question 9
I was home for the weekend, eating dinner in the kitchen and talking to my mom about my week at school. It was last month, when the government made every effort to urge people to fill out the 2010 Census. So after seeing one of those TV census commercials, my mom told me she filled out every question of the famous survey.
UCLA Students Reach Out to Latino Cyclists
Tackling the auto-congested avenues and boulevards of L.A.’s major streets day in and day out, the city’s Latino riders rely on their pedals for work, errands, play and all that is in between.
Can you read this?
Imagine how it would feel if the writing on street signs and businesses was indecipherable. This is a reality for over 200,000 Spanish-speaking immigrants in Los Angeles County alone, and an estimated 2 million people nationwide.
Hermano Kicks-off Latino Film Festival
Hollywood’s Grauman Chinese Theater hosted Latino talent and supporters for the opening night of the 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF). While much of this talent is unknown in the United States, this festival features exceptional new stories created by or created about Latinos that would otherwise not be.
UCLA Protest for Equal Education
Students walked out to protest against increasing fee hikes, budget cuts, equal quality education for all Students and no to furlough day for UC workers