Monday, July 20

How a student brought TEDxUCLA back from the dead

TEDx is far from extinct at UCLA. After a two-year hiatus, the revived organization, which organizes speaker series, hosted a May 26 event at the Northwest Campus Auditorium. Read more...

Photo: Cylin Wang poses wearing a white dress and a class of 2026 graduation stole. Wang restarted TEDxUCLA and now serves as its lead organizer and curator. (Courtesy of Cylin Wang)


Ryan Bucu leaps from being 2nd male UCLA Dance Team member to LA Rams Cheerleader

Ryan Bucu knows how to make it pop. The fourth-year sociology student made history as the second male member of the UCLA Dance Team at the start of his junior year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Dance Team member Ryan Bucu sits and holds up four fingers. The second male member of the team has amassed more than 22,000 followers on Instagram and 18,000 followers on TikTok. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Active Minds UCLA’s radio show seeks to destigmatize mental health

Though Mental Health Awareness Month has concluded, the UCLA Radio-affiliated show “Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health” is keeping conversations about mental health alive on campus. Read more...

Photo: Members of “Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health” sit behind microphones with headphones on inside a UCLA Radio studio. The show goes live every Sunday from 5-6 p.m. and discusses a new topic each week. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)


Crafting for Cancer crochets handmade items for children affected by cancer

Members of Crafting for Cancer may come for the hobby, but they stay for the cause. UCLA’s Crafting for Cancer is a club dedicated to supporting people affected by cancer. Read more...

Photo: A sign reads “Crafting 4 Cancer” at the Clarkia Flower Festival. The club, dedicated to supporting people affected by cancer, has members crochet beanies to donate to the Jessie Rees Foundation. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)


Woody Brown depicts diversity in communication through bestselling novel “Upward Bound”

This post was updated June 3 at 8:44 p.m. Following the success of his debut novel “Upward Bound,” Woody Brown returned to his alma mater to promote his book and discuss disability and communication. Read more...

Photo: Woody and Mary Brown sit in front of an audience in Kaplan Hall to discuss “Upward Bound,” Woody Brown’s new book. Mary Brown has been both Woody Brown’s companion and translator along every step of his academic journey. (Gabby Yang/Daily Bruin)