Kevin Smith is what you'd call a family man. The chief financial and compliance officer at UCLA has framed photos of his family on his desk and beams when he speaks of his two children, who are almost five and eight. Read more...

Cage-free eggs and organic salad bars are a start, but some UCLA students are looking for more ways to make dining halls sustainable.
UCLA Dining aims to have the Hill eateries reach 20 percent sustainable dining by 2020. Read more...

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Rancher Laird Foshay talks to a group of interested students about sustainable food and grass-fed cattle.

Courtesy of Sandra Wittenberg

Jono Schaffer once sat with hundreds of fellow strikers on the curb of a bustling L.A. street. Their statement stopped cars, created traffic and prompted highway patrollers to beg the workers to leave. A member of the Service Employees International Union, Schaffer chuckles constantly in an online video while telling UCLA students of the times he went on strike. Read more...

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Union activist Victoria Marquez (left) shares her personal collection with UCLA students Jon Raissi (center) and Andrew Gomez (right).

Courtesy of Tobias Higbie