As a child, Lyna Truong would ask her parents to tell her about their emigration from Vietnam during the war. They would always hesitate, refuse or brush off her requests. They didn’t want their youngest daughter to hear about the scramble onto the cramped boat pushing off from the rough Vietnamese beach, setting off towards […]
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Alum meets UCLA blood donors who saved his life
Jorge Sincuir donated blood 27 times as a UCLA student, but never fully understood his impact as a donor until he needed a transfusion himself. Last Wednesday, Sincuir met three donors who helped save his life at a UCLA Blood and Platelet Center event organized to honor frequent donors. Last April, Sincuir, a UCLA alumnus, […]
Most UCLA students reluctant to tackle ‘granny hair’ trend head on
Jackson Hau walked into school last April immersed in anticipated discomfort. His newly dyed hair, which was previously dark blond, was now a striking silver. Inspired by social media platforms such as Instagram and Tumblr, the first-year undeclared humanities student participated in the trend that later became known as #GrannyHair. During the past spring and […]
Trojans trample Bruin basketball en route to 89-75 win
Not too long ago, UCLA was relishing a streak of consistent success against its crosstown rival in two sports: football and men’s basketball. The football team had won three straight games over USC, a streak dating back to 2012. The men’s basketball team had won six straight matchups, with its last loss coming in January […]
Behind the Counter: Ralphs deli employees dish on aspirations, artistic passions
As the daily lunch rush begins, the Westwood Ralphs deli staff works fast, taking orders and cooking entrees like macaroni and cheese and fried chicken. Carts full of bread fly in and out of the deli kitchen as a constant exchange of cold cuts overtakes the space above the glass countertops. However, behind the flurry […]
UCLA professors digitize collections to allow greater access
Several dozen rows of tape recordings filled with decades-old television news history occupy a classroom on the fourth floor of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs building. A few miles away, a UCLA special collections library stores textual manuscripts dating back to the 17th century. UCLA professors are digitizing collections of books and videotape […]
UCLA couple shares love of dance, career aspirations
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays comprised of carpools to internship. Tuesdays and Thursdays – same lectures, shared studying, all topped with a grueling dance practice lasting well into the early hours of the morning. Brenda Lienh and William Lam were inseparable – their schedules simply wouldn’t allow otherwise. Before these shared routines were established, both had […]