Luke Mostert balances managing his college coursework with managing a scholarship foundation nine time zones away in South Africa. Mostert is the founder and president of the Litoro Foundation, which provides educational scholarships to low-income students in South Africa. Read more...
Photo: Luke Mostert, a third-year political science and economics student, founded the Litoro Foundation to support low-income students in his home country of South Africa. (Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Dressed in all black and looking more like a ninja than a yoga instructor, Marco Antonio flings the door wide open to greet the crowd of students waiting to take his class. Read more...
Photo: Marco Antonio, a yoga instructor at the John Wooden Center, created a movement known as Salamat Yoga which aims to bring more diverse ages, ethnicities and athletic art forms and practices into yoga. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)
The incoming Associated Students UCLA executive director plans to use his engineering and business background to approach the association’s ongoing financial issues. UCLA alumnus Pouria Abbassi will begin his term Feb. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Pouria Abbassi will become the next Associated Students UCLA executive director Feb. 28, succeeding Robert Williams. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
Several faculty from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science were honored by the National Academy of Inventors on Friday. The National Academy of Inventors elected four faculty members from the school’s electrical and computer engineering department, including Henry Samueli, Subramanian Iyer, Alan Willson Jr. Read more...
Photo: The National Academy of Inventors honored Henry Samueli, Subramanian Iyer, Alan Willson Jr. and Eli Yablonovitch on Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Students on campus are exploring different ways to use blockchain technology by creating new labs and clubs related to cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that individuals or institutions can trade for value online. Read more...
Photo: (Rachel Bai/Daily Bruin)
Shaun Veran’s little brother, Keane Veran, began to wear hats after his hair fell out during treatment for leukemia. However, Keane Veran was worried that the caps he wore would cause infection because of his weakened immune system, and could not find a hat that was either machine washable or antibacterial. Read more...
Photo: Shaun (left) and Keane Veran (right) co-founded OURA, a company that sells specialty hats designed for cancer patients and their supporters, in November. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)
A graduate student is accusing the communication department of misusing the Title IX process to threaten him. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into UCLA on Wednesday for possible sexual harassment under Title IX, a department spokesman said. Read more...
Photo: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched a investigation into UCLA following a complaint that alleged the communication department misused the Title IX process. (Daily Bruin file photo)
