From a young age, Sonia Wraich said she has been bullied because of her religion. Wraich, a third-year biology student, is a Sikh and community service director of the Sikh Student Association at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: The Sikh Student Association at UCLA hosted a Turban Tying and Kirtan event in Meyerhoff Park on Wednesday as part of Sikh Awareness Month. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)

The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...

Photo: Valorie Kondos Field, the UCLA women’s gymnastics coach, said at the event that, for her, the word failure does not exist. Kondos Field discussed the struggle of getting this idea across to her athletes while coaching a sport that depends on perfection. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Burnett/UCLA : Arts)

For Donald Salcedo, a member of the Quechan Indian tribe, pursuing a spot at UCLA meant choosing between personal achievement and serving his community. Salcedo, a fourth-year American Indian studies student, is one of four California Native American students to win the Rodney T. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year American Indian studies student Donald Salcedo said his mother did not graduate from high school. He said he is living a dream his parents did not even realize they could dream. Salcedo has worked with Southern California tribes to address issues including child welfare, mental health, elder abuse and domestic violence. (Courtesy of Michael Fisher)