Wang is the Enterprise editor. She was the News editor last year and an assistant News editor for the Features &amp; Student Life beat the year before that. She is a fourth-year economics and communications student.

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Christopher Dinkel, a rising third-year at UCLA, died Aug. 17. A member of the sailing team and an aspiring actor, he is remembered for his creativity, friendliness and kindness. (Courtesy of Drew Pfeifer)

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Kien Tran had been struggling to make friends during freshman orientation until Christopher Dinkel reached out and invited him to play table tennis. Dinkel quickly became Tran’s first friend at UCLA, and the two eventually became roommates their second year.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/09/02/friends-and-family-remember-student-for-kindness-athletic-and-artistic-passions/

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Friends and family remember student for kindness, athletic and artistic passions

By Hedy Wang

Sept. 2, 2019 11:26 p.m.