The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Working at the Pentagon did not stop Jesse Wilson from traveling thousands of miles to see his daughter, a first-year English student, for this year’s UCLA Parents’ Weekend. Read more...

Photo: Camille Wilson sits between her mother, Sally Wilson, and her father Jesse Wilson, who works at the Pentagon. Their family was one of thousands at UCLA Parents’ Weekend.

Vlad Stoicescu-Ghica crams his schedule with jobs and internships on his quest to become an attorney like his mother used to be in his home country of Romania. Read more...

Photo: Vlad Stoicescu-Ghica, a third-year political science student, is one of approximately 900 undocumented students in the University of California system. Motivated by the inadequacies in the legal system he and his family faced after moving from Romania, he hopes to become an attorney.