The army recruiter came to pick Dustin Halliwell up from his Southern California home in September 2000. “I think my parents both cried seeing me drive away,” said the former army ranger. Read more...
Photo: Dustin Halliwell served in the army from 2000 to 2004. Now a resiliency trainer for Families OverComing Under Stress or FOCUS, he helps veterans, active duty servicemen and their families reintegrate back to normal life.
See what’s happening on your campus this week: Tuesday In Windsor’s Wake: Marriage Litigation in a Post-DOMA World The Works-in-Progress series, a series that will address marriage for the LGBT community within the United States will be led by David Codell, a visiting Arnold D. Read more...
TIJUANA, Mexico — Tucked in between the maquiladoras, or factories on the outskirts of Tijuana, many people live with preventable diseases and without medical insurance. The children of the Tribu de Jesus shelter on the fringes of Tijuana are among the those that lack basic health care. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students from two campus groups, BruinHope and Fellowship for International Service and Health, commonly known as FISH, provided basic medical services to children on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico.
The number of international students enrolled at UCLA rose by about 1,700 in the past year, according to a report released Monday by the Institute of International Education. Read more...
University of California union workers announced Friday that they will hold a one-day strike on Nov. 20 at UC campuses and medical centers against what they call unfair labor practices. Read more...
UC union workers, students and two state legislators gathered at the state Capitol earlier this week to announce an activist coalition that calls for less pension for UC executives and better staffing at UC hospitals. Read more...
Photo: Take Back UC is a new coalition of UC union workers, students and two state legislators calling for increased pension for UC workers and better staffing at UC hospitals.
Sy Stokes almost dropped out of UCLA during his first year because he felt isolated and alone as a black student on campus. The third-year Afro-American studies student said he struggled to find groups with whom he shared common interests during his first quarter. Read more...
Photo: Black students posted a spoken word performance video on YouTube voicing concerns and frustrations about the small percentage of black students at UCLA.
