Having to “take a quarter” off was never part of the plan.
Four years in at UCLA, Laura had saved enough money every quarter to pay for tuition on her own.
Author Archives: Theresa Avila
Spirit of past & present
The sense of school spirit and pride at UCLA has grown, dipped and risen over time.
BruinLife yearbook staff makes plans for online system and personalized content
Slumping nationwide sales for college yearbooks have forced many universities to seek alternative paths for publishing their content.
Sherman Grancell’s love for UCLA still strong at 100 years
The rock wasn’t yet known as Founder’s Rock.
Martin Luther King Oratorical Contest introduces Spoken Word segment for Bruins to share reflections on society’s progress
It has been a few years since Emerald Woodland had to write her first ballad as part of a school assignment.
UCLA student balances school and single motherhood
It’s an early Wednesday morning, and 5-year-old Paloma is sitting on the sofa watching “Clifford the Big Red Dog.”
She’s grabbed a box of Corn Pops and is eating them out of the bag while her mother, Nancy Gamboa, 26, gets ready in the bathroom.
Gamboa has only a limited amount of time before she has to walk her daughter to the University Village day care center where Paloma will stay until closing time at 5 p.m.
Getting child care at UCLA is no walk in the park
Though Sarah Ervin’s baby is not due till the end of the month, she has already placed herself on the waiting list for the UCLA childcare centers, the Psychology Department, and has met with a resource director to see about other centers in the Westside area.