The 7-year-old girl ran across the school yard when Leslie Rodriguez called her name. The normally shy elementary school student didn’t hold back as she made funny faces with Rodriguez, the UCLA student with whom she is closest.
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Collaboration allows UCLA to ‘Spotlight Taiwan’
UCLA will collaborate with the government of Taiwan this year in a new project called Spotlight Taiwan, a partnership which aims to spread Taiwanese culture around the world.
UCLA student group Simul8 develops apps for UCLA Library
Between the lines upon lines of code recent computer science graduate Christina Fries writes, she sees her own creativity. Each complete segment is an expression of her knowledge and artistry, a sentiment she discovered in part through her work with Simul8, a student group employed by the UCLA Library to develop Web and mobile apps. […]
Graduating UCLA student balanced classes, financially supported her family
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. The class turned the essays into a YouTube video that received thousands of views and national recognition. In the video they asked viewers: “Is Anybody Listening?” In […]
Researchers work to prevent CASSEL closure
UCLA researchers are trying to prevent the closure of a prominent social science lab, which is scheduled to shut down early next month in order to create space for offices and classrooms. The California Social Science Experimental Laboratory, commonly known as CASSEL, is one of the largest experimental economics organizations in the world, said Hugo […]
Students pass Bruin Bash referendum
Students approved a fee-increase referendum in Thursday night’s undergraduate student elections to help fund Bruin Bash and the Enormous Activities Fair.
Forum discusses student concerns regarding tabled resolution
The undergraduate student government external vice president’s office held a forum on ethical investments Monday night to address student concerns about a contentious resolution the council voted to table indefinitely two weeks ago. About 80 students attended the three-hour long forum to suggest improvements to the existing resolution, which called for UCLA to pull its […]