Ostergaard was the 2018-2019 assistant News editor of Features and Student Life. She was previously a News contributor. Ostergaard is a second-year Cognitive Science student at UCLA.

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Buddy Al-Aydi is a first-year biochemistry student who is filing for financial independence after being disowned by his family in November. (James Schaap/Daily Bruin)

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This post was updated Jan. 8 at 2:03 p.m. Buddy Al-Aydi was disowned by his family after he told his parents he was gay in November.

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LGBTQ+ Bruins find independence and support amid familial conflicts

By Maddie Ostergaard

Jan. 8, 2019 1:52 a.m.