On a rainy Westwood day in December 2011, Mericien Venzon found herself in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with her mother by her side.
The fifth-year biology student remembered almost nothing of the hour before – when she was behind the wheel of her car, at the intersection of Le Conte and Gayley avenues. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year biology student Mericien Venzon deferred her first two quarters at UCLA to train for and compete in a series of international figure skating contests. Venzon began figure skating before the age of five, after seeing her two brothers skate recreationally. (Justin Chang/Daily Bruin)