Melody Satele is normally the sole Pacific Islander student in her classes. Satele tries her best to include the perspective of her community in discussions whenever she is the lone Pacific Islander representative — especially in conversations about social justice, which she said often ignore Pacific Islander issues. Read more...
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Some students strengthened their relationships with faith by dedicating extra free time amid the COVID-19 pandemic to self-reflection and religious practices. Ben Michelson, a third-year psychology student who is Jewish, did not realize how much he relied on his Jewish community for support until the pandemic hit. Read more...
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Lily Shaw was going to change the world. “Everyone that knew Lily knew she was going to change the world, because she had the power, knowledge and drive to do it,” said Andy Mansur, Shaw’s close friend and a third-year psychology student. Read more...
Photo: Lily Shaw, a recent graduate, died on Aug. 19 at the age of 22. (From left to right: photos courtesy of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Facilities Commission, Johana Guerra Martinez, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Facilities Commission, Brittany Craig; photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
UCLA alumnus Donald Prell passed away last month at the age of 96, but leaves a lasting impact on the UCLA community. Donald Prell, who was a prisoner of war in World War II, a UCLA aficionado and venture capitalist, passed away of natural causes July 28. Read more...
Photo: Donald Prell — who was a prisoner of war in World War II, UCLA aficionado and venture capitalist — passed away July 28. His family and friends remember him for his love for UCLA and forward thinking. (Photos courtesy of Owen Prell, Photo Illustration by Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)
Flossie Wong-Staal – the most cited female scientist of the 1980s – shaped today’s understanding of HIV, said Jerome Zack, a UCLA microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics professor. Read more...
Photo: Flossie Wong-Staal — who was the first to clone HIV and analyze it on a molecular level — passed away of pneumonia July 8 in San Diego.(Photos courtesy of Caroline Vega, Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
This post was updated May 15 at 11:20 a.m. On top of increased rent for her university-owned apartment and the COVID-19 pandemic, Zuleika Bravo’s partner was laid off from his job, her family of three faced food insecurity and she is months behind on basic expenses. Read more...
Photo: “Sometimes the students with dependents, whether they’re graduate students or undergraduates, get forgotten in the university’s eyes,” said Jenna Donohue, a parenting graduate student who lives in University Village, UCLA’s family housing. (Medha Vallurupalli/Daily Bruin)
Members of the Southeast Asian campus community are digging into their roots. The Roots, or Cội Nguồn, Southeast Asian Family History Project allows students to explore their family trees. Read more...
Photo: Roots, or Cội Nguồn, Southeast Asian Family History Project, aims to provide a means for Southeast Asian students to learn about their familial roots and diversify the Southeast Asian narrative. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)
