Wednesday, February 11

Heartfelt vigil shines light on HIV/AIDS community during UCLA Dance Marathon

This post was updated April 9 at 8:51 p.m. The annual Dance Marathon hosted by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA highlighted the lives of those with HIV/AIDS during an illuminating vigil. Read more...

Photo: Dance Marathoners hold up glow sticks in Pauley Pavillion. At the seven-hour mark, the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA hosted a vigil and introduced beneficiary speakers from The Laurel Foundation who spoke about their own personal experience with pediatric AIDS while educating participants about the foundation’s mission. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)


Pediatric AIDS Coalition starts Dance Marathon back in person at Pauley Pavilion

This post was updated April 9 at 6:22 p.m. The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA is beginning to groove for a good cause as its Dance Marathon kicks off at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

Photo: A group of students stands on stage at Pauley Pavillion for the Dance Marathon 2023. At noon Saturday, the event – which is organized by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA – returned to its roots with a 19-hour event that will conclude 7 a.m. Sunday. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)





Q&A: Law school alumnus Dellara Gorjian speaks on becoming TikTok star ‘legalbaddie’

Dellara Gorjian is providing legal and motivational counseling for all on TikTok. The law school alumnus and immigration law advocate has cultivated 1.4 million followers as “legalbaddie” on TikTok by producing content pertaining to the legal field. Read more...

Photo: Dellara Gorjian looks off to the side while seated. The law school alumnus creates legal and motivational content on TikTok under the alias “legalbaddie.” (Courtesy of Dellara Gorjian)


Student Jasmine Gomez sells designed Slayed Sets to accessorize nails

Jasmine Gomez’s Slayed Sets is nailing what it means to be a small business. In August 2021, the fourth-year Chicana and Chicano studies and education and social transformation student launched Slayed Sets, which sells custom ready-to-wear press-on nails. Read more...

Photo: Jasmine Gomez holds up one of her press-on nail sets and the logo of her business Slayed Sets. Gomez said she started doing her own nails during her freshman year of college and came up with the idea of Slayed Sets after diving deeper into nail art at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)



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