Jodi Sagorin Spangler took her organic chemistry midterm the morning after returning from doing medical relief work in Nepal, where she studied in her tent at night with flash cards and a headlight. Read more...
Photo: Jodi Sagorin Spangler, a fourth-year human biology and society transfer student, has travelled to Haiti and Nepal to aid rescue workers in relief efforts. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Since University of California resident enrollment fell during the 2008 recession, the University is looking to increase the number of California students it enrolls in the next couple of years, said UC President Janet Napolitano in a statement following the release of the governor’s May budget revision. Read more...
After dropping out of high school, Juan Fernández overcame a history of addiction and homophobic bullying to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth through volunteer and research efforts at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Juan Fernandez, a fourth-year Chicana/o studies transfer student, said he wants to share the lessons he’s learned from battling addiction to help others overcome similar problems. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)
UCLA professors, students and workers publish many papers and reports each year about research in fields that help shape government policy, health care systems and technology. Read more...
Angela Campos wanted to spend her summer working at the law firm Bergman Dacey Goldsmith in Westwood Village, and when she was offered a spot in its internship program, she said she couldn’t wait to begin. Read more...
Jennifer Wilson said she initially intended to get a bachelor’s degree in physics at the University of Birmingham in England, but decided to pursue American literature after she read Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” in one sitting. Read more...
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Swipes for the Homeless has facilitated the donation of more than 95,000 swipes worth of food since the club was founded in 2009. The majority of the donations go to UCLA students with unexpected financial burdens. Read more...
Photo: Third-year business economics student Bianca Natt donates swipes to UCLA club Swipes for the Homeless. Club members Tiana Austel, a second-year psychology and communication studies student, and Javier Fernandez, a first-year business economics student, collected swipes outside De Neve Dining Hall during dinner hours. (Evaneet Sidhu/Daily Bruin)
