Twenty years ago, Michelle Christie nervously waited backstage as a group of deaf students performed a play she created for the first time. As she listened to the applause from the audience, Christie realized she could use theater as a form of speech therapy to help other deaf students. This was the start of No […]
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Returning UCLA student remembered for passion for social activism
Constance Cheeks was one of the first black students to attend an all-white Virginia high school in 1968. Her school experience motivated her to continue her activism at UCLA, more than 40 years later. Cheeks, who returned last year to pursue a degree in African American studies and continue her activism, died on Jan. 28 […]
Immigration attorney talks Trump executive order on immigration
An immigration attorney explained President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on refugees and immigrants Wednesday, to about 50 students and faculty. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars hosted Bernard Wolfsdorf, who immigrated to the United States from South Africa because he opposed apartheid. Wolfsdorf said he thinks the most important piece of advice […]
Pioneering chemist, UCLA alumnus John Roberts dies at 98
John Roberts never held back when he thought a colleague or friend was wrong. Roberts, a pioneering researcher in organic chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and 1941 UCLA alumnus died on Oct. 29 of a stroke. He was 98. Harry Gray, a chemistry professor at Caltech, first met Roberts when was writing his […]
Student-created app matches strangers for meals on the Hill
Students who find themselves eating alone on the Hill have a new way to find a dining partner. With the Bruin Dine app, which was launched by three UCLA students, students are matched with a stranger for a meal. Since its creation last week, 97 students have searched for matches. The students created the app […]
UCLA Secrets provides outlet to anguished, but can have negative effects
UCLA students can anonymously share their darkest secrets online with the touch of a button. On the UCLA Secrets Facebook page, students submit posts about their beliefs, experiences with anxiety and even posts to find their crush on campus. The page has more than 14,000 likes on Facebook and receives about 100 submissions per week. […]
Student’s internship gives a behind-the-scenes view of the White House
Heading to work on the first day of her internship, Kendall Schreiberg found herself in a line of people in suits and ties. The environment was intimidating and made her wonder, “What am I doing walking into the White House?” Schreiberg, a fourth-year political science student, was on her way to her internship program in […]