Fifth-grade student Robert Ibar stood at a table holding a steering wheel – a piece of a real race car. Ibar smiled widely as he talked about the color scheme he submitted for UCLA Racing’s 2014 competition car. He designed his car with blue, gold and purple hues but not any red, since he is […]
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Former inmate enjoys the ‘good life’ by giving back to community
Smoothing his collar, he glanced over his shoulder at the tall wire fence surrounding the parking lot. Howard Chung walked up the concrete steps to the Los Angeles County Probation Department’s offices and marched inside when the glass doors buzzed open for him. There was no wait, unlike when he had gone to report to […]
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The Daily Bruin traveled to the Yucatán coast of Mexico to report on a UCLA nurse’s efforts to improve the safety of fishermen who constantly undergo dangerous dives for lobster.
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 […]
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 […]
Turning the page: Robart Page digs out of tough spot to find volleyball success
Wherever he goes, people stare inquisitively at Robart Page’s 7-foot frame and ask him the same thing – “You play basketball, right?” The answer today is simply and unequivocally no. Less than two years ago, however, the response to that question was significantly more complicated for the UCLA men’s volleyball’s senior outside hitter. Page, considered […]
Rally protests incidents of discrimination on UCLA campus
Students and faculty held a rally Monday to protest racial and gender discrimination on campus in response to a racist and sexist flier sent to UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center last week.