This post was updated June 12 at 2:15 a.m. Task forces representing California and Los Angeles will make recommendations to the California Legislature to compensate and formally apologize to residents who are descendants of slavery. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the California State Capitol. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Thomas W. Toolanvia via Upload Wizard)
As a mother of three, Evelyn Martinez has to juggle being a parent alongside the typical challenges of demanding coursework, engagement in extracurriculars and acclimation to the quarter system. Read more...
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For Jasmine Mundo, the most valuable lessons she learned at UCLA came not from the classroom but from meeting students around the world. The UCLA Global Siblings program, which is run by the UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars, aims to pair UCLA students from the United States with international Bruins to learn about each other’s cultures, according to the program’s website. Read more...
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Advocates for the UCLA disabled community are working to establish a Disability Cultural Center that will offer a space for disabled empowerment, provide academic and career resources for disabled students, and celebrate disabled culture and history. Read more...
Photo: The “death stairs” on the Hill are pictured. The newly created Disability Cultural Center may be located on the Hill, which many disabled students said is inaccessible, until it can find a permanent location. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
Chloe Alviz had tried out multiple pre-health clubs during the start of her time at UCLA, but she struggled to find the right fit. When searching for career resources, the fourth-year human biology and society student found the panels she attended through various pre-health clubs rarely represented her intended career as a genetic counselor, a job in which practitioners provide information about how genetic conditions may affect a patient and their family. Read more...
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Umiemah Farrukh’s upcoming graduation will fulfill a dream not only for her, but for her two siblings, who will graduate alongside her. The Farrukh siblings – Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah – grew up in Vancouver, Canada. Read more...
Photo: A photo of Umiemah, Qasim and Humzah Farrukh, three siblings who will all be graduating from UCLA in the same year. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated June 11 at 7:49 p.m. UC community members are calling for a ban on caste-based discrimination and further support for caste-oppressed students and faculty following similar movements in other California institutions. Read more...
