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February 12, 10:55 pm

Bruins mourn lives lost in earthquake impacting Turkey and Syria

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 10:28 p.m. Editor’s note: this article was updated to retroactively remove the names of two students out of concern for their safety, as well as to clarify a source’s statement regarding the current political and economic climate in Syria. Read more...

Photo: A bouquet of flowers is placed on the ground. The Middle Eastern Student Association at UCLA organized a vigil to mourn the lives lost in a recent earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)

A Closer Look, News

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February 10, 1:14 am

Bruins code in QWER Hacks to combat persistent LGBTQ+ inequalities

This post was updated July 12 at 8:03 p.m. Dozens of UCLA students participated in a recent technical competition to address persistent disparities facing the LGBTQ+ community. Read more...

Photo: Contestants at the QWER Hacks tech competition, the only UCLA LGBTQ+ hackathon. The event explored three tracks of social inequalities by creating pieces of technology. (Courtesy of Chantal Wang)

A Closer Look, International, Los Angeles, National, News

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February 5, 9:15 pm

UCLA alumnus’ friends, family urge release from wrongful detainment in Venezuela

For over 10 months, Henry Martinez has been waiting for his brother to come home. Eyvin Hernandez, a double alumnus and a Los Angeles County public defender, went missing in late March 2022 following a vacation in Colombia after he accompanied a friend to the Venezuelan border, according to the LA Times. Read more...

Photo: Eyvin Hernandez (pictured), a double alumnus and a Los Angeles public defender, went missing at the end of March. UCLA community members voiced support for Hernandez’s safe return to the United States, calling upon President Joe Biden to negotiate his release. (Courtesy of Henry Martinez)

A Closer Look, Campus, News

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February 3, 12:01 am

Three Bruin alumni bring Asian-inspired snacks to Ackerman

Throughout her early college years, Kelsey Kawana never really saw the snacks she grew up with lining the campus vending machines. That feeling led her and two other former students at the UCLA Anderson School of Management – Eric Luo and Anne Marie Bessacini – to form dachi, an Asian-inspired treat and beverage company, in 2022. Read more...

Photo: The Dachi vending machines in Ackerman Union. The machines recently had a grand opening and now offer a variety of snacks from different Asian nationalities. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)

A Closer Look, Academics, Higher Education, News

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January 31, 10:45 pm

Alumnus creates organization to decrease disparities for Latinas in academia

Valerie Gómez has always wanted to forge a path for those who come after her. Gómez, an anthropology alumnus, founded Latina Grad Guide – a social impact venture to support Latinas in higher education – in 2018, aiming to decrease disparities for Latinas in academia and alleviate financial barriers they may face. Read more...

Photo: Valerie Gómez is an anthropology alumnus who graduated in 2013. Gómez founded Latina Grad Guide, a social impact organization meant to support Latinas in higher education. (Courtesy of Valerie Gómez)


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