Prof Taub is very nice, but sooooo disorganized. I did well in the class, but only because my friend and i crammed before the test. She gives you a bunch of wikipedia facts then gives test that are essay based. She doesn't go over anything really in class. The class is somewhat interesting.
I ACTUALLY TOOK INFORMATION AREA STUDIES 50

I ACTUALLY Took IA STD 50 back in winter. Dr. Taub is very knowledgable about Latin America. She assigned a lot of readings but most of them are fun to read. We end up reading three novels (little school, one hundred years of solitude, I Rigoberta Menchu:an Indian woman in Guatemala) and a textbook. Good thing is, lectures were fun (but not really well organized). Dr. Taub is very concerned about her students and is willing to help out of the class. Bad thing is, you have to put much work in the class (a lot of things to memorize). I ended up with a A- (messed up the midterm).
But still, you'll learn a lot from ONE OF THE BEST PROFESSORS IN UCLA