A presidential medal of freedom honoree said Latinos should be recognized for their efforts to end segregation at a conference Saturday. Sylvia Mendez spoke at Hermanas Unidas de UCLA’s Health and Education Conference, a yearly community service project that invites Latina high school girls from Southern California to tour the UCLA campus and take part […]
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Photo: Relay For Life of UCLA raises awareness, funds for those affected by cancer
UCLA’s annual Relay For Life took place from noon Saturday to noon Sunday. Hosted by the American Cancer Society, the fundraising event aims to support those who have cancer and to remember those who have died from cancer. During the 24 hours, participants can take part in various activities including the lighting of lanterns. As […]
Student receives scholarship to provide health care to low-income communities
This post was updated May 9 at 5:32 p.m. Ahmad Elhaija first developed a plan for a new nonprofit organization when he was 15 years old. Five years later in April, Elhaija won a $15,000 scholarship for establishing the International Collegiate Health Initiative. Elhaija, the founder and chief executive officer of ICHI and a second-year […]
Organization to make news app with bias rating system, offer different perspectives
Current and former UCLA students are developing a mobile news platform focused on informing readers about the possible bias in news. MDL GRND is an organization that aims to keep millennials informed on current events while presenting news from all sides of the political spectrum. The platform will feature articles from various news organizations of […]
On-campus organization documents, shares experiences of international students
Andrea Ng received a message from a girl she hadn’t spoken to since middle school after a student group shared Ng’s experience of having to develop a Californian accent when she first moved to the United States. “She talked about how she has literally almost the exact same experience (as me), but in Australia,” said […]
Students express support for boycott of hotels over anti-gay laws in Brunei
Several students said they support continuing a boycott of two hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei after the country instituted anti-LGBTQ laws. The Sultan of Brunei announced a new penal code based on Sharia law which included punishment of homosexuality and adultery by stoning or whipping to death April 3, prompting calls for boycotts […]
Student project engages with foster youth to offer guidance and support
A student-directed project aims to educate Los Angeles foster girls about healthy living and raise public awareness about foster youth. Project Maryvale partners with Maryvale Residential Homes, a foundation in Rosemead, California, that houses foster girls ages 6 to 18, to put on educational presentations for Maryvale’s residents. This project, which started in 2014, is […]