Lénie Bigtower found herself missing the French culture she grew up in when she arrived at UCLA last fall. The second-year psychobiology student wanted a group where she could talk about her home, but was having trouble connecting with other European international students. Read more...
Photo: Lénie Bigtower, a second-year psychobiology student, and other members of EuroBruins plan the group’s event schedule for the rest of the year.
The partial government shutdown has reached its one-week mark, and some UCLA researchers said they are becoming increasingly worried about whether they and their peers will be able to sustain their scholarly work. Read more...
The undergraduate student government plans to vote at its meeting tonight on whether to formally support a campaign that calls for state leaders and the University of California to invest more funding and resources into education rather than in prisons. Read more...
UCLA Transportation is hosting a series of events this week in honor of California statewide Rideshare Week, an annual statewide event to promote alternate forms of transportation. Read more...
Silver and gold earrings, bracelets and rings dangle from her ears and hands as she walks by colorful tapestries and statues in the Fowler Museum. Her head nods and hands gesture simultaneously with her words, extending the meaning and passion of her speech as she points out specific works of art. Read more...
Photo: Prof. Polly Nooter Roberts displays a piece of art from the Fowler Museum’s exhibition “Intersections,” for which she was project director.
Piece by piece, workers slowly unveiled worn portraits and faded images of moments past but not forgotten, revealing a piece of UCLA history that has remained dormant behind drywall for more than 20 years. Read more...
Photo: Neville Garrick, one of the mural’s artists, stands next to a painting of his own face in “The Black Experience” mural.
Beneath bright stage lights and amid the bustle of production crew cameras, local high school student Jorge Cardenas faced a panel of Latino leaders to pose his question about obstacles Latinos face when pursuing higher education. Read more...
Photo: Jorge Ramos, anchor and former UCLA Extension student, moderated a panel discussing issues affecting the Latino community on Friday.
