Bill Nipper was asked to leave UCLA as a student, had a stint in the military, raised a son and spent decades working various jobs before he really began to take his education seriously. Read more...
Photo: Bill Nipper, 65, is in the middle of his second stint as a UCLA undergraduate student, 40 years after he first attended classes in the 1970s. This time around, he plans to take full advantage of the university’s resources.
The relationship between University of California President Mark Yudof and the student body has been tumultuous over the course of his term, which has led students to push for increased communication with senior level officials at the UC Office of the President. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Mark Yudof will step down from his position this year.
He was 16 years old and needed a job with more structure. But he didn’t have the required identification papers as an undocumented resident. So he turned to identification dealers, who drove him around Santa Ana, Calif. and gave him specific instructions to jump into a different car when they parked. They told him he was going be taken care of. Read more...
Photo: Francisco Lopez, a third-year Chicana/o studies student, works two jobs to support himself and his 7-year-old son, Mordecai.
While living in Rieber Hall last year, Usman Azam became familiar with the sound of construction. As a night owl and late riser, Azam said he was often awoken by the early-morning construction on nearby Sproul buildings. Read more...
Corey Hollis knows when a student isn’t interested in their major. Grades are low, but they keep retaking the required classes. Maybe their parents will only pay for them to be in that major. Read more...
Student dorms and apartments will be bustling next week as students prepare to move out for the summer. Discarded pieces of furniture line the streets of Westwood because students are unable to sell or transport their belongings. Read more...
Photo: Students from Furnish the Homeless scavenge the streets of Westwood for used furniture to donate to individuals moving to temporary homes.
A man came back from visiting his son, who had broken his neck in a car crash, and rested his head in the fur of the collie that had come to offer him comfort. Read more...
Photo: History professor Margaret Jacob takes her dog Blizzard to the hospital to comfort patients.
