Triathlete overcomes hurdles after car accident, focuses on positivity

Nako Nakatsuka is training for her 11th triathlon since she was hit by a car two and a half years ago, which left her with a concussion, back bruises and permanent tissue damage on her gluteus. Nakatsuka, a graduate student in chemistry and member of the UCLA Triathlon Team, was involved in the accident in […]

Project Literacy helps students across LA throughout summer

Catherine Segura, a fifth-grader from Los Angeles, waited eagerly for her tutor every Friday this summer, excited about the new articles she would read. She likes to read about animals, but sometimes needs help understanding the material, said Katherine Lewis, Catherine’s tutor and a site director for Project Literacy. Lewis, a rising third-year history and […]

UCLA Concrete Canoe team aims to maintain quality, artistic design

Civil engineering students will paddle in the waters of Marina del Rey in their self-built canoe this fall. Every year, the UCLA Concrete Canoe team designs and builds a canoe made of concrete and participates in regional and national concrete canoe competitions held by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The team won first place […]

Student groups to hold events discussing feminist ideals

Two student groups are hosting events this week to discuss different views on feminism. Bruin Republicans will host “Feminism is Cancer,” with conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos on Tuesday. In response, the Bruin Consent Coalition will host “Feminism is Cool” on Thursday. Bruin Republicans invited Yiannopoulos because he is a leading voice against third-wave feminism, said […]

UCLA team constructing sustainable house for 2019 Solar Decathlon

UCLA students will aim to build a house from scratch with various sustainable features for an international competition in 2019. A UCLA team will compete in the Solar Decathlon, an international competition held by the U.S. Department of Energy, to build a house fully supported by solar power and other sustainable energy sources, said Paul […]

Pediatric AIDS Coalition director of cause flies back from DC to dance

This weekend, Daniel Cook will fly 2,700 miles from Washington, D.C., to UCLA to honor two uncles he lost to AIDS. Cook, a third-year political science student, will return for a weekend from his quarter in Washington, D.C., to participate in Dance Marathon, an annual 26-hour event in Pauley Pavilion. In its 13-year history, the […]

Chef Brad Martineau brings culinary passion to Covel Dining

Chef Brad Martineau walked out of Covel Commons dining hall’s kitchen during busy dinner hours to bring a plate of specially prepared roasted calamari and cauliflower to Kennedy Kessler’s table. Kessler, a first-year physiological science student with multiple food allergies, is enrolled in a meal program for students with dietary restrictions. Students enrolled in the […]