For an assignment in her high school literature class, Victoria Gonzalez and her classmates wrote essays about their struggles at home because of the economic downturn in 2008. Read more...
Photo: Victoria Gonzalez, a fourth-year political science student, was the main financial provider for her family throughout her time at UCLA.
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Ever since she was a little girl, Serena Lee dreamed of graduating from UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Serena Lee, a fourth-year communications studies student, will speak at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony in Pauley Pavilion on Friday.
All three of the first-generation college students will graduate with different degrees from UCLA, realizing their father’s dream for his children. Read more...
Photo: (Left to right) The Salcedo siblings, Victor, Elizabeth and Frank, will all graduate from UCLA with different degrees this spring, fulfilling their father’s dream for his children.
Every Thursday afternoon, Broxton Avenue becomes a hotbed of bustling activity, as merchants and farmers set up shop for the weekly Westwood Village Farmer’s Market. From farm-raised fruits and vegetables to handcrafted jewelry, the market – established in 1994 – offers a wide variety of goods that attracts both regular visitors and casual passerby. Read more...
David Shamash found himself in a dangerous part of town after getting off a boat in the middle of the night in Greece. His hotel was 15 miles away and the city was in the midst of a transportation strike, the fourth-year classics student said. Read more...
Photo: David Shamash, a fourth-year classics student, is one of the commencement speakers for the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony on June 14.
Miriam Torres understands how important it is to have access to clean water. As a child, she split her time between a lush, green area in southern Mexico with an abundance of water and a poor town in northern Mexico where water had to be trucked in each day. Read more...
Photo: Miriam Torres, a student in the Luskin School of Public Affairs, will graduate with a master’s in urban planning
Bill Nipper was asked to leave UCLA as a student, had a stint in the military, raised a son and spent decades working various jobs before he really began to take his education seriously. Read more...
Photo: Bill Nipper, 65, is in the middle of his second stint as a UCLA undergraduate student, 40 years after he first attended classes in the 1970s. This time around, he plans to take full advantage of the university’s resources.
