Irritability, extreme thirst, frequent trips to the bathroom and unprecedented weight loss – these were the signs that prompted Kacy Swain’s father, George Swain, to make a trip to the pharmacy and buy a blood sugar testing kit one spring day in 2011. He pricked his daughter’s finger. When they saw the results, they knew […]
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LCC Theatre Company presents winter show, debuts newest members
A homeless drunkard and a stockbroker meet and reveal secrets of their pasts to eventually follow a path of self-acceptance. This is one of three student-written and produced scenes that the UCLA theater group Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company will present in its winter show, “The Future, the Present, and the Rest is […]
Men’s basketball claws back to 72-67 win over Cougars
The biggest news for UCLA men’s basketball Sunday came before its game against Washington State. And from a different city. And about a different game. About 30 minutes before UCLA’s tipoff, Oregon defeated Stanford 73-70 to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Pac-12 tournament. In the process, the Ducks gave the Bruins’ postseason hopes […]
Rappers, students burst with energy at annual Hip Hop Explosion event
The 2015 edition of Hip Hop Explosion, part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Hip Hop Congress, was officially called into session Thursday night. Instead of stiff suits and flag lapel pins, this crowd consisted of a sea of colorful patterned shirts and snapbacks bobbing to the bumping beats. The explosion started out with a blast. […]
Lecturer’s educational enthusiasm stems from upbringing in war zone
Nushin Arbabzadah didn’t know she was looking at dead bodies the first time she saw them. She and her 7-year-old classmates lined up in front of the classroom and stared as men carried teenage girls on stretchers to the hospital next door. She thought the girls were sleeping, until one of her classmates started to […]
Student-created program addresses mental health with speaker series
Therese Todd thought her father was yelling an order for two-by-four planks on the phone with a client at his hardware company as she sat between her brothers in the back of the minivan on the way to Disney World. She realized several years later there was no client on the phone, and that her […]
Rendezvous employee works overtime to pay for daughter’s education
Ninfa Rios spends 55 hours a week at work, getting home close to 2 a.m. some nights, with the hope that her daughter can live out her dream of becoming a doctor. Rios said she began serving food in UCLA Dining Services five years ago when she realized she had to make more money to […]