Friday, May 15

Bruins make dental procedures affordable for student veterans, foster youth

Brian Lehigh shadowed dentists at a local veteran’s hospital several years ago to explore his future specialties. While volunteering, he met patients who inspired him to mesh his career with veteran’s affairs. Read more...

Photo: Brian Lehigh, a third-year graduate student in dentistry, co-created Operation Bruin Smiles, a program that subsidizes dental care for student veterans and students who are former or current foster youths, poses with third-year dental student Lance Peery. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)




Walkout day highlights struggles of adjunct faculty

Alejandro Covarrubias was told by his department chair in 2013 that he would soon be let go from his lecturer position in the UCLA César E. Read more...

Photo: National Adjunct Walkout Day took place Wednesday on college campuses to inform people about the struggles of adjunct faculty. (Mary Kate Turner/Daily Bruin)


Themed community floor celebrates annual Black History Extravaganza

Delanie Hamilton-William rarely sees any other black students when she ventures onto campus. “It makes me feel kind of displaced, like I don’t belong,” said Hamilton-William, a first-year biology student. Read more...

Photo: Members of the Nigerian Student Association performed at the eighth annual Black History Extravaganza Wednesday night. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)


UCLA community members gauge interest in new late-night ride service

Two UCLA community members are looking for student feedback as part of a potential project to start a new late-night ride service for students. Nihal Satyadev, a Westwood resident and former UCLA student, and Ian Cocroft, a third-year political science student, recently released an online survey to gauge the need for an additional ride-service program that would shuttle students to different areas in Westwood. Read more...


Lecturer’s educational enthusiasm stems from upbringing in war zone

Nushin Arbabzadah didn’t know she was looking at dead bodies the first time she saw them. She and her 7-year-old classmates lined up in front of the classroom and stared as men carried teenage girls on stretchers to the hospital next door. Read more...

Photo: Nushin Arbabzadah, a communication studies lecturer, worked for three years at BBC Monitoring before beginning her career at the university. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)