Throughout the school year, Will Conley spends many nights at UCLA, coaching students in his review sessions and greeting them not only with firm handshakes and polite hellos, but also hugs, requests for selfies and laughs. Read more...
Photo: Will Conley, an assistant adjunct professor of mathematics, won the My Last Lecture Award on Tuesday. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Students in Jack Caughey’s class can turn in annotated McDonald’s menus and “interview” poems for class assignments. Caughey, a teaching assistant for English 4W: “Critical Reading and Writing,” encourages students to build their own syllabi. Read more...
Photo: Teaching assistant Jack Caughey said he allows his students to complete only the assignments that interest them. Caughey said he thinks when students choose their own paths in the course, their work is more creative. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
When he was 2 years old, Robert Burns played with his green army soldiers and lined them up for war. Now, as Bruin Battalion commander, he does exactly what his sister said he was born to do: lead troops. Read more...
Photo: Nicole Tom, a fourth-year Russian studies and political science student, is carried by her fellow cadets. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
During his first year at UCLA, Antonio Henry spent one weekend every month stringing IVs into dummy arms and leading physical training at the 349th Combat Support Hospital in Bell, California. Read more...
Photo: Daisy Lomeli, a fourth-year criminal justice student at California State University, Los Angeles, said it was hard to adjust to the loneliness of boot camp but describes it as a rewarding experience. (Kevin Truong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA community members dressed in costumes, ranging from Harry Potter robes to unicorn onesies, and stayed on their feet in Pauley Pavilion for 26 hours to raise money for pediatric AIDS research. Read more...
Photo: (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA Korean American Student Association will hold a Voter Registration Day Friday on Bruin Walk to promote civic engagement among Asian-American students. KASA will set up a booth on Bruin Walk from 10 a.m. Read more...
As a child, Christina Springer stayed up late to watch TV newscasts on election night with her parents, writing the number of electoral votes in her pink Minnie Mouse notebook as they increased one by one, using them to make her own predictions. Read more...
Photo: Christina Springer, a fourth-year political science student, has a knack for analyzing political data. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
