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Graduating UCLA student balanced classes, financially supported her family
For an assignment in her high school literature class, Victoria Gonzalez and her classmates wrote essays about their struggles at home because of the economic downturn in 2008. The class turned the essays into a YouTube video that received thousands of views and national recognition. In the video they asked viewers: “Is Anybody Listening?” In […]
Student speaker reflects on positive UCLA experiences in her graduation speech
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Ever since she was a little girl, Serena Lee dreamed of graduating from UCLA. Even before she was admitted to the university, she watched UCLA commencement speeches online and aspired to give one […]
3 graduating siblings instill Bruin tradition in family
All three of the first-generation college students will graduate with different degrees from UCLA, realizing their father’s dream for his children.
Graduating speaker hopes to contribute humor to 2013 commencement ceremony
David Shamash found himself in a dangerous part of town after getting off a boat in the middle of the night in Greece. His hotel was 15 miles away and the city was in the midst of a transportation strike, the fourth-year classics student said. To get to his hotel, he pretended to be the […]
Grad student works to improve water quality, access in South Central Los Angeles
Miriam Torres understands how important it is to have access to clean water. As a child, she split her time between a lush, green area in southern Mexico with an abundance of water and a poor town in northern Mexico where water had to be trucked in each day. She said her interest in urban […]
UCLA returning student has new appreciation for education
Bill Nipper was asked to leave UCLA as a student, had a stint in the military, raised a son and spent decades working various jobs before he really began to take his education seriously. Nipper, 65, first attended UCLA in 1972, but after about a year was asked to leave because of low grades. “I […]