In a game created by a UCLA student and her two sisters, 11- to 14-year-old players can combat a villain as agents for a top secret government agency. Throughout the game, players time travel and encounter women who have made contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The team of triplet sisters, including third-year computer […]
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UCLA initiates program to support first-generation college students
UCLA’s first-ever program for first-generation college students held its Welcome Soiree on Tuesday night in Covel Commons. First To Go, which was created in June, will focus on providing resources, networking opportunities and programming specifically for the first-generation students at UCLA, said Symone Morales, First To Go’s program coordinator. “If you are literally the first […]
UCLA CARES program provides support for children with anxiety
A UCLA center that gives families and professionals resources to help treat children’s anxiety has been conducting research and hiring more staff since it was established earlier this year. The UCLA Center for Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support gives people information about how they can treat anxiety through its website. The website features a […]
The immersive experience of an independent study abroad program
When Olivia Draper stepped off the plane in Thailand this summer, she barely spoke a word of Thai. Instead of studying abroad with a university program, Draper traveled on her own to Thailand, where she spent eight weeks working in a restaurant while learning Thai, and another five days living as a nun in a […]
Triathlete overcomes hurdles after car accident, focuses on positivity
Nako Nakatsuka is training for her 11th triathlon since she was hit by a car two and a half years ago, which left her with a concussion, back bruises and permanent tissue damage on her gluteus. Nakatsuka, a graduate student in chemistry and member of the UCLA Triathlon Team, was involved in the accident in […]
Students intern in Uganda to grow a safer, cleaner environment
Students in a small Ugandan village jumped from their seats to greet Harveen Sekhon every time she entered the classroom. Sekhon, a third-year human biology and society student, taught menstrual hygiene and sanitation practices this summer at Johnson Nkosi Memorial Primary School, where some members of the community are single mothers, orphans and children living […]
Diversity requirement continues to receive mixed responses
The diversity requirement has met both student praise and criticism since it was instituted a year ago in fall 2015. To satisfy the diversity requirement, current first-year, second-year and transfer students need to take one course from a list of courses from various diversity-related topics. There are 184 approved courses that fulfill the diversity requirement […]