Students and professors often bring their dogs to UCLA, whether to help serve as an icebreaker in large classes or just for socializing around campus. Get to know some of these dogs and their owners. Read more...
Photo: Clinical psychology professor Thomas Bradbury said students find comfort in his dog, Diamond, after difficult exams. (Courtesy of Thomas Bradbury)
Osman Galal, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, died of heart failure May 23 while traveling on an airplane to Los Angeles from Cairo. Read more...
Photo: Osman Galal, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, died of heart failure May 23. (UCLA Fielding School of Public Health)
Two student groups are hosting events this week to discuss different views on feminism. Bruin Republicans will host “Feminism is Cancer,” with conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos on Tuesday. Read more...
Throughout the school year, Will Conley spends many nights at UCLA, coaching students in his review sessions and greeting them not only with firm handshakes and polite hellos, but also hugs, requests for selfies and laughs. Read more...
Photo: Will Conley, an assistant adjunct professor of mathematics, won the My Last Lecture Award on Tuesday. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Students in Jack Caughey’s class can turn in annotated McDonald’s menus and “interview” poems for class assignments. Caughey, a teaching assistant for English 4W: “Critical Reading and Writing,” encourages students to build their own syllabi. Read more...
Photo: Teaching assistant Jack Caughey said he allows his students to complete only the assignments that interest them. Caughey said he thinks when students choose their own paths in the course, their work is more creative. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
When he was 2 years old, Robert Burns played with his green army soldiers and lined them up for war. Now, as Bruin Battalion commander, he does exactly what his sister said he was born to do: lead troops. Read more...
Photo: Nicole Tom, a fourth-year Russian studies and political science student, is carried by her fellow cadets. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
During his first year at UCLA, Antonio Henry spent one weekend every month stringing IVs into dummy arms and leading physical training at the 349th Combat Support Hospital in Bell, California. Read more...
Photo: Daisy Lomeli, a fourth-year criminal justice student at California State University, Los Angeles, said it was hard to adjust to the loneliness of boot camp but describes it as a rewarding experience. (Kevin Truong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
