Donald Nguyen always counted on his younger sister to calm him at family meetings. When he grew impatient, he and his sister Tracy would exchange knowing smiles that he said got him through long family discussions. Read more...
Photo: Tracy Nguyen, a rising second-year business economics student and Association of Chinese Americans Hip Hop dancer, died of a suspected drug overdose at Live Nation Entertainment’s HARD Summer music festival on Aug. 1. (Facebook)
The young man excels at his work, but he hides a secret that could turn others against him: he lives in the favelas, or urban slums, of a city in Brazil. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students traveled to Brazil as part of a study program and created a Theater of the Oppressed piece about racism in Brazil. (Courtesy of Robert Gordon)
To DeQuincy Lezine, the downtown buildings near Brown University represented an escape from the emotional distress that consumed him. All it would take was one jump, eight stories up on a hotel parking garage, and he would be free of those shackles. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin)
Associated Students UCLA is returning to a two-tiered wage system for food service jobs, increasing wages for certain types of positions to encourage students to take those jobs. Read more...
Photo: Associated Students UCLA will be returning to a two-tier wage system, paying upper-tier jobs 50 cents per hour more than lower-tier positions like cashiering at restaurants. (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every Monday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Last month, a judge of the California Public Utilities Commission issued a $7.3 million fine and gave Uber 30 days to hand over its ride sharing data before possibly being shut down. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Luskin School of Public Affairs)
Associated Students UCLA is set to change the way it handles waste and the products it buys as a result of two environmental initiatives approved by the ASUCLA Board of Directors Friday. Read more...
Photo: The ASUCLA Board of Directors approved two environmental initiatives that will introduce eco-friendly products and compostable waste. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
