After Robyn Barrios learned his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, he dropped out of high school and worked a job at McDonald’s to support his family. Read more...
Photo: Madison Davis, a first-year biology student, wrote about Amir Hakimi, a fourth-year neuroscience student who is involved in the Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA and Swipes for the Homeless. Hakimi also developed projects to help the less fortunate. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
When Yaacov Tarko first heard other people describing their identities as Southwest Asian and North African, he immediately felt his Jewish identity was connected to their region and culture. Read more...
Photo: Students attended a discussion and presentations on SWANA identity. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
Esaw Garner, wife of the late Eric Garner, encouraged students to vote and get involved in the movement against police brutality at a reception on campus Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Esaw Garner, wife of Eric Garner, was the keynote speaker at the Community Programs Office’s annual community reception, which had the theme “Resistance is Us” this year. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
A report released Tuesday found several irregularities to a study co-authored by a UCLA graduate student and a professor at Columbia University. Donald Green, a professor of political science, and Michael LaCour published the study in December in the journal Science. Read more...
Photo: Michael LaCour, a UCLA graduate student, confessed to falsifying details of the data collection process in a study published in Science magazine last December, according to a report released Tuesday. (Courtesy of UCLA)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
When Maria Lopez held her daughter in her arms for the first time seven years ago, she could hardly describe her joy in knowing the little girl was really hers. Read more...
Photo: Maria Lopez, a food service worker at Bruin Plate, hopes to enroll in the UCLA nursing program in the future. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
Brian Smith was on track to be a businessman or a lawyer, but he realized his true passion was cooking. At the age of 19, he dropped out of college to pursue a career in the culinary arts. Read more...
Photo: Brian Smith, a principle cook at Bruin Plate, dropped out of college to pursue a career in the culinary arts. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
