“Bruin” is the most common of our titles, but it often falls short of recognizing all the things we participate in, advocate for and accomplish during our time at UCLA. Within our Graduation Issue, you will find stories of singers, comedians, athletes and parents – to name a few – who have gone about exploring their passions in very different ways. Read more...
News
News, Westwood
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June 9, 12:00 am
Westwood’s last newsstand, a community fixture, to close
Don’t ask Karl Johansson about his favorite magazine or newspaper. Though he has been working at the Village Center Newsstand for more than two decades, he rarely reads the products he sells. Read more...
Photo: Karl Johansson stands outside the Village Center Newsstand, where he has worked for more than two decades. The newsstand, a Westwood landmark, will close by the end of the month. (Jennifer Lin/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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June 9, 12:00 am
UCLA students launch model aircraft in engineering class
The engine of a small, student-built plane roared to life as about 50 students and professors gathered to watch it complete a seven-meter-long track. The fourth-year aerospace engineering students who made the plane cringed as its engine stalled, causing their aircraft to loop midair over the finish line and crash into the ground. Read more...
Campus, News
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June 9, 12:00 am
Bruins forge strong bond through Mentorship Program at UCLA
The pizza’s mozzarella melted onto his plate and a smile brightened his face as Gildardo Fonseca thought of a word to describe his student mentor, who was sitting next to him. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Shickman (left), a fourth-year psychobiology student, enjoys cracking jokes over dinner with his mentee Gildardo Fonseca (right), who just graduated high school. The pair hopes to keep their bond strong after they both graduate this year. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
News, Video
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June 9, 12:00 am
UCLA professor creates nonprofit to help children cope with cancer
On Aug. 5, 2011, doctors told Justin Wilford, a UCLA geography lecturer, what no parent wants to hear. His 4-year-old son, Max, had brain cancer. About two months later, Wilford and his wife, Audra Wilford, founded the MaxLove Project, a nonprofit organization that helps children fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditions. Read more...
Campus, News
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June 9, 12:00 am
World traveler graduates, fulfills longtime goal years later
Forty-two years after she first enrolled in college, Sophie Leclerc will walk the stage at UCLA's graduation and receive her bachelor's degree. Read more...
Photo: Sophie Leclerc, a graduating anthropology student, is receiving her degree from UCLA after she first enrolled in college 42 years ago. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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June 9, 12:00 am
Grad trades tassel for tires in cross-country bike ride
Most of his peers will be walking at the June 14 commencement ceremonies, but George Hewett plans to be far away, riding his bike through the American countryside. Read more...
Photo: George Hewett, a fifth-year anthropology student, plans to miss his commencement ceremony and embark this week on a two-monthlong bike ride. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)