When Morton La Kretz was gathering swampy water at the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden about 50 years ago for a biology class experiment, he never thought he would end up sponsoring renovations at the garden. Read more...
Photo: A $5 million gift from Morton La Kretz funded the new La Kretz Garden Pavilion, which features a welcome center with a multifunctioning classroom to attract more visitors. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
In the low-income and predominantly Hispanic community of Maywood, California, where Fatima Perez comes from, many view social workers as people who pluck children from their families, she said. Read more...
Photo: Fatima Perez, who graduated this year, will attend California State University, Fullerton to pursue a master’s degree in social work. (Courtesy of Fatima Perez)
People can kayak and fish until Labor Day in the Los Angeles River – an area that was deemed too polluted for public use almost a century ago. Read more...
Photo: Last year, graduate students from the Luskin School of Public Affairs released a research report which analyzed specific revitalization projects near the Los Angeles River.(Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
Westwood Village’s latest store is serving up Slurpees and hot dogs. 7-Eleven opened a new store on Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue on Thursday. The orange, green and red stripes of the convenience store now wrap the previously unoccupied clock tower building in the Village. Read more...
Photo: Slurpees, hot dogs and more are now available for students at 7-Eleven’s new Westwood location. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Some students who find college newspapers boring are paving the way for different forms of student media. These new media differ from established types of student media in content, production or distribution. Read more...
Brock Thompson is an Air Force Veteran who served both during and after the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. While in the Air Force, Brock came to terms with his identity and is now a proud LGBTQ activist at UCLA. Read more...
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Brock Thompson felt his entire world collapse when, as a 22 year-old navigation specialist for the United States Air Force, his friend told him he was under investigation for being gay. Read more...
Photo: Brock Thompson, a fourth-year biology student, won the LGBTQ Studies Prize for Outstanding Work for a minor for his research work, “Fag in Boots,” in which he explores the intersectionality in being a gay veteran. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
