“I’ve been blessed with a platform and in that platform I’ve been able to spread awareness,” said redshirt sophomore UCLA quarterback, Brett Hundley, during the Walk to End Epilepsy at the Rose Bowl on November 17, 2013. Hundley said he is happy more people in the UCLA community are learning about the disease, and that his relationship with his sister Paris Hundley, who suffers from the disease, inspired his efforts. The Hundley siblings open up about their strong connection, and a father from “Team UCLA” talks about how the cause makes his son, who has epilepsy, feel like part of a supportive community.
“We are one people, we are one community and we will stand up for our rights,” said Thea Sircar, a UCLA political science doctoral candidate and teacher’s assistant, during a speech to a cheering crowd of AFSCME strikers and supporting UAW union members. More »
“You don’t need no more sub-genres, you don’t need no more labels … it’s just pure music,” said Jonathan Santin, a drummer in Sam Ali’s Hollywood Music Parade, an organic musical arrangement that combines many different artists and musical styles. More »
“I think it’s art because … when they first come, it’s like hair all over the place, it’s like a blank canvas,” says Michael Sianturi, a fourth-year psychobiology student who offers haircuts at his apartment and accepts donations to go toward his college expenses. More »
Combining the fierceness of rugby with the beauty of prom, the women’s rugby team dresses up to duke it out and draw attention to their team. More »
Sounds from India intertwine with the buzz of Bruin Walk as Ryan Vig plays an unusual instrument, the sitar, to promote this Saturday’s World Music and Movement Festival, in which students and faculty will perform music and dances from various cultures. More »
“There was no hate or anything. … Beatboxing just brought us together,” said third-year cognitive science student and national champion beatboxer Moonsoo Jo about an international beatboxing competition in Switzerland. More »