After Robyn Barrios learned his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, he dropped out of high school and worked a job at McDonald’s to support his family. When Barrios was accepted to UCLA, he wanted to tell his story, but was not sure how. Students like Barrios had the opportunity to share their stories in […]
Author Archives: Catherine Kidder
USAC passes resolution calling for Gov. Brown to allocate $100M to UC
The undergraduate student council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday asking Gov. Jerry Brown to allocate $100 million to the University of California. Councilmembers think this allocation would make tuition more affordable. Brown will release his annual May budget revision Thursday and recommend to the legislature how much funding the UC will receive. The original text […]
Morris Sarafian hopes to build student connections with USAC presidency
Morris Sarafian’s drive to help other people began when he worked for his mother on her real estate job at the age of 10.
Clothesline Project provides emotional outlet for sexual violence survivors
Colorful T-shirts with personal stories about sexual violence written on them hung from lines across Dickson Court Tuesday, marking the first day of the annual Clothesline Project. The project is a public art display where survivors or anyone who has been affected by sexual violence can write their stories or messages against sexual abuse on […]
USAC passes resolution honoring Pilipino farmworkers in labor movement
The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to recognize the contribution of Pilipino farmworkers in the Delano labor movement. The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed the resolution in light of Cesar Chavez Day. External Vice President Conrad Contreras, Transfer Student Representative Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed and Academic Affairs Commissioner Allyson Bach sponsored the resolution. In […]
Arts advocate donates $2 million to UCLA school of music
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music recently received a $2 million donation from an advocate of the arts at UCLA. Elaine Krown Klein gave $2 million to honor her late husband, Leo M. Klein. The gift will establish the first chair in performance studies in the department of music. The position will go to […]
UCLA Freedom Riders honored for activism at commemorative event
Robert Singleton begged his wife Helen not to make the journey from UCLA to Jackson, Miss., 54 years ago to protest interstate segregation. He said he was worried his wife would be in danger if she went with him, but he knew she was ready to travel to the South with him to fight for […]