The pizza’s mozzarella melted onto his plate and a smile brightened his face as Gildardo Fonseca thought of a word to describe his student mentor, who was sitting next to him. “When I think of my mentor, I think of cheese. He’s always cracking cheesy jokes,” Fonseca said, laughing and taking a bite of the […]
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ORL director retires, leaves behind legacy of compassion
Jack Gibbons has seen UCLA change from a wooded commuter campus to a small city with one of the largest housing programs in the country and students from a variety of backgrounds. Throughout his time at UCLA, these changes have kept Gibbons, the director of residential education for the Office of Residential Life, intrigued. “It’s […]
World traveler graduates, fulfills longtime goal years later
Forty-two years after she first enrolled in college, Sophie Leclerc will walk the stage at UCLA’s graduation and receive her bachelor’s degree.
Former TV producer pursues passion for storytelling at UCLA
Janie Thompson was raised on stories about how her family worked as migrant farmers in Texas and built a life for themselves in the United States. These narratives planted a passion for crafting stories in the 59-year-old UCLA student, who is graduating with an English degree and a concentration in creative writing this spring. Thompson, […]
Visas complicate international students’ job search
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Body relaxed and gaze determined, Raghav Wadhwa thought his interview with a financial consulting firm had been going smoothly – until a spokesperson asked him if he was an international student. A simple […]
Grad trades tassel for tires in cross-country bike ride
Most of his peers will be walking at the June 14 commencement ceremonies, but George Hewett plans to be far away, riding his bike through the American countryside. Instead of attending his own graduation, the fifth-year anthropology student will be in the midst of a two-month, cross-country bicycle trip raising money for five different charities. […]
Student commencement speakers to reflect on UCLA experience
Andrew Ho Andrew Ho has organized two UCLA Dance Marathons, given a 3-year-old boy a private campus tour and photographed a proposal in Dickson Court in his four years at UCLA. Experiences like these are what the fourth-year psychobiology student will remember when he reflects on his college years. Ho, who served as […]