Students can now enroll in a new class designed to capture social justice issues through documentary filmmaking. Housed in the departments of disability studies and urban planning, the pilot class hopes to teach students how to use media production to promote social change. It will be held for the first time this spring. Disability Studies […]
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UCLA students rally for marrow donation to aid counselor
A UCLA alumna who counseled UCLA students for more than two decades is currently searching for a bone marrow donation to help her fight against cancer. Lovell Sevilla, the director of counseling at UCLA Honors Programs, was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a form of blood and bone marrow cancer. A successful bone marrow […]
UCLA students petition for transfer representative on USAC
Transfer student advocates and a member of the undergraduate student government created a petition Thursday to push for the creation of a new council position to represent transfer students. If the petition gets 15 percent of the undergraduate student body’s signatures in coming weeks, undergraduate students will be able to vote to create the position […]
UCLA undergrad and Australian grad student tie the knot
Esther Lee and Rhys Skelton met through a mutual friend and went through a uniquely 21st-century wooing process: a Facebook friend request sent after a chance encounter, followed by a flirty Facebook message, then a “casual” meetup. Then there was the first date, an unsuccessful attempt to make cake in a rice cooker for a […]
Jeweler Leonard Friedman supported Westwood community
Leonard Friedman started each day for 67 years by bringing his wife a freshly cut rose from their garden. Known as “Lenny,” Friedman was a romantic who proposed to his wife on their first date and consistently sent her letters during his service in World War II. After returning from the war, Friedman and his […]
Sexual health education campaign provides free testing
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Student Health Advisory Committee members plan to pass out hundreds of safe sex kits and condoms in the shape of roses in Bruin Plaza Friday as part of a campaign to […]
UCLA experts work in Rwanda to support gender equality in education
In Rwanda, a husband could end up in jail if his wife was not there to greet him if he returned home, a Rwandan teacher explained to UCLA faculty at a conference last year. Rwandan women in the room filled in the rest of of story – the wives were later beaten. At a UCLA […]