Gina Elise frequently visits veterans hospital wards decked out in World War II pin-up girl outfits.
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UCLA students, alumni joins City Year Los Angeles’ service day honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
The words “Dream Big” covered the once plain, dirty walls of Los Angeles Academy Middle School.
Sondra Hale, renowned professor and activist, retires after decades of work with UCLA
In her 50 years as a teacher, recently retired UCLA Professor Sondra Hale pushed to the forefront of research and activism ““ a career that included fighting against genocide on African soil.
CENTCOM Gen. James Mattis to share experiences from war zone
The top commander of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will be on campus Friday for a conversation that may shed light on how the wars have been handled by the United States military.
Ambassador discusses Brazil’s growth as global power
With the flags of Brazil, California and UCLA hanging in the background, Ambassador Mauro Vieira of Brazil stepped to the podium to discuss Brazil’s emergence as a global power.
Computer science student Song Zheng shares self-taught skills in programming
Zheng, a fifth-year computer science student, only started programming two years ago. But he is now at the front of his own student-run course offered by the Association for Computing Machinery at UCLA.
Bruins offer “˜Places to Crash’ for homeless students
Jay sleeps on a couch in Powell Library. It’s 3 a.m., and freezing cold. He’ll probably only get two hours of sleep tonight.