With fresh beginnings and newly declared independences, new students have a slew of exciting decisions in front of them. Decision-making can be liberating, but also stifling. A heap of accountability is placed squarely on our shoulders with the possibility of developing into a crippling sense of anxiety. Taking a look at how our brain makes […]
Author Archives: Kathleen McGovern
Stories of older students enrich UCLA’s Class of 2014
Two of the oldest undergraduate students in UCLA’s Class of 2014 share their stories:
Andrew Florez, 69, is the oldest undergraduate student graduating this year. After health issues made him rethink what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, he applied to UCLA with the desire to spend that time doing something he loves.
Robert Skeels, 48, is one of the oldest returning undergraduate students to graduate this year. Despite the challenges of being a returning student, he chose to come back to UCLA and finish the degree in classical civilization that he began almost 20 years ago.
Long Story Short – May 12, 2014
Lights, camera, action! Join hosts Kathleen McGovern and Meral Arik in this special Long Story Short Spring Sing edition. Listen to a performance and Q&A with contestant Resonance A Cappella, followed by stories from Company’s fourth-year biochemistry student Anthony DeBenedetti and fourth-year history student Luke Gane, and a round of Spring Sing trivia.
Long Story Short – May 5, 2014
Join us on Long Story Short for the latest updates on the USAC election with the Daily Bruin’s Jillian Beck, Eitan Arom and Natalie Delgadillo. First, they clarified the Election Board’s role in the election and talked about the board’s possible infringement on media coverage, followed by overviews of each slates’ platforms. Afterward, the three […]
UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center has options to ease stress, benefit the body
Want to de-stress? Mindfulness may be your answer. The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center provides guided mindful awareness meditation sessions every day of every week in and around UCLA.
Long Story Short – April 28, 2014
Meral Arik and Kathleen McGovern return for fifth week’s installment of Long Story Short with sweet sounds and food. First, Kayla Ow discusses her new company, SuperFood Creations, and her visions for its future, while Stephanie Sybert shares her exploration of the musical and cultural emergence of Taiko de Samba in Brazil. Afterwards, singer-songwriter Wes […]
Long Story Short – April 7, 2014
Long Story Short returns with Meral Arik and new broadcast host Kathleen McGovern. Recap spring break with a montage of scared and silly reactions to the recent earthquakes, followed by coverage of the 26-hour-long journey of this year’s Dance Marathon. Afterward, second-year economics student Josh Briggs, director of Hooligan’s production of “Legally Blonde” gives us […]