Alumna showcases graduates’ individuality with custom cap toppers

Leanna Maaz embarks on a scavenger hunt every time she travels abroad. In each city she explores, she collects a souvenir that contains the name of the city and arranges the items in a scrapbook to document her journey. “For any restaurant I go to, I collect the menu, and I grab a napkin with […]

Members of different a cappella groups harmonize for commencement

Six seniors hailing from different a cappella groups will unite to take center stage at Pauley Pavilion as their last hurrah before graduation. Under the ensemble name Views from the Six, a cappella singers Hannah Bannan, Matt Driver, Lashon Halley, Isaac Mirzadegan, Nisha Nalamala and Kelly Noe will perform their rendition of the national anthem […]

Poets’ bond paves the way for sharing experiences as people of color

Some friends finish each other’s sentences, but Alberto Loaiza and Kevin Yang finish lines of each other’s poetry. Loaiza, a fourth-year English and Chicana/o studies student, and Yang, a third-year world arts and cultures and African American studies student, are two of four members of UCLA’s slam poetry team and staff members for The Word […]

Outside the binary

This project is intended to highlight the experience of transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming students at UCLA. Through the scope of the university, we explore the intersectionality of mental health, gender and identity. Graduating fourth-year student Aubrey Sassoon helps us navigate the political and internal landscapes often faced by transgender students in the academic system.