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Mother’s experiences with HIV inspires Dance Marathon participant

Sarah Denison-Johnston’s feet began to ache from dancing during the ninth hour of UCLA’s 14th Annual Dance Marathon, but a constant stream of supportive text messages from her mom helped her continue through the 26 hours. Denison-Johnston’s mother, Rebecca Denison, has been living with HIV for more than 30 years. The annual Dance Marathon event […]

Dance Marathon 2015

Hundreds of people are participating in this year’s 14th annual Dance Marathon – a fundraising event where students stay on their feet for 26 hours to raise money to fight pediatric AIDS. For the second year, the UCLA Pediatric AIDS Coalition is holding Dance Marathon in Pauley Pavilion. Stay with us for live updates, including videos, dancer profiles and photos.

Eat Sweets Pastry to leave Westwood, search for new location

Eat Sweets Pastry, a boutique pastry shop that specializes in shortbread and decorated cookies, will leave Westwood when its lease ends. Its last business day will be on Saturday. Eat Sweets Pastry will operate from its commercial kitchen in Lincoln Heights, about 14 miles east of UCLA, while Megan Driscoll, the bakery’s owner and pastry […]

Iranian human rights activist works to benefit Westwood

Every time he sees the Pacific Ocean, Roozbeh Farahanipour said he misses the Persian Gulf and Iran. He hasn’t lived in Iran since 2000, when he fled from the Islamic regime to the United States. Though he said the state he came from no longer welcomes him, he is now focusing his energy on benefiting […]

Clothesline Project provides emotional outlet for sexual violence survivors

Colorful T-shirts with personal stories about sexual violence written on them hung from lines across Dickson Court Tuesday, marking the first day of the annual Clothesline Project. The project is a public art display where survivors or anyone who has been affected by sexual violence can write their stories or messages against sexual abuse on […]

Former world-class fencer reignites passion for sport at UCLA

There is a flow about their actions, a sense of regality. Each step filled with equal parts of elegance and precision. They float across the stage, leaping from one side to the other, with quick feet and graceful execution. These are the movements of the ballet, and these are also the movements of fencing. While […]