Author Archives: Kate Parkinson-Morgan

UCLA undergrad and Australian grad student tie the knot

Esther Lee and Rhys Skelton met through a mutual friend and went through a uniquely 21st-century wooing process: a Facebook friend request sent after a chance encounter, followed by a flirty Facebook message, then a “casual” meetup. Then there was the first date, an unsuccessful attempt to make cake in a rice cooker for a […]

Video: Caffe Luxxe: where coffee and community meet

“Well my major at UCLA was political science. I’m not actually quite sure how it would connect, so I’d kind of be making something up,” laughs UCLA alum Gary Chau. Stepping away from his initial law-intended path, Gary Chau used his entrepreneurial spirit to open Caffe Luxxe. His philosophy of quality, handmade coffee and admiration […]

Video: Strikers march through UCLA campus

“We are one people, we are one community and we will stand up for our rights,” said Thea Sircar, a UCLA political science doctoral candidate and teacher’s assistant, during a speech to a cheering crowd of AFSCME strikers and supporting UAW union members. The strikers then marched through campus chanting, “What do we want? Justice! […]

Submission: The term ‘illegal immigrant’ generalizes individuals

I recently read an article that was printed and plastered throughout the UCLA campus by The Bruin Standard. This campus fosters the intelligence of nearly 40,000 students and scholars – and yet here is a published work with thoughts that are rightfully entitled to be expressed, but dumbfoundingly used to suppress and oppress the voices […]

Video: UCLA alum starts boba business

UCLA alum Vincent Ho is starting his own boba business, Koala Tea, featuring all natural ingredients and sweeteners. The Koala Tea boba truck will serve as a launching pad for Ho’s boba business, which will find a permanent home in a Westwood store later this year. Get an inside look at the Koala Tea boba […]