Maria Simpson: Overcome hurdles to fulfill passions

Before I was a member of the Daily Bruin staff, I was the subject of an article in the paper. It was my first quarter at UCLA and I had just transferred from my community college in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. I got the crazy idea to participate in a statewide pageant to further my dream […]

UCLA student chosen in Oscars Experience College Search

As Anne Hathaway accepted her award for Best Supporting Actress at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, UCLA’s own Tatenda Mbudzi was there to hand off her golden statuette. Mbudzi, a second-year MFA candidate in the Producers Program at the School of Theater, Film and Television, was one of only six students chosen to […]