This post was updated March 7 at 12:05 p.m.
Dolly Parton inspired Gissel Rios to become a librarian.
While studying at Georgetown University, Rios was captivated watching Parton speak at the Library of Congress about her Imagination Library program.

This post was updated Feb. 23 at 11:08 p.m.
Wearing a purple lei headdress and gold bangles, Kiara Elizabeth Santos welcomed students to an event as Native American and Pasifika music echoed across the De Neve Plaza Room.

As multiple wildfires burned in Los Angeles County, Kyle Jeong came back to his dorm to find his roommate switching between computer tabs.
As he left UCLA to return home, Jeong had an idea – a single website for the Bruin community to stay updated.

Water bottles, T-shirts and packets of salted nuts filled the registration table for the Westwood Community Blood Drive.
The drive – hosted in collaboration with the American Red Cross – united Bruins and Westwood community members to donate blood Jan.

Martin Castillo set his hands on the rubber handles of a ground drill. He was hunched over, his blue uniform slick with sweat. The roar of the drill throbbed against his eardrums as it dug into the dirt slowly.

This post was updated Dec. 1 at 11:05 p.m.
A line wrapped around the Student Activities Center on Wednesday afternoon as UCLA Community Programs Office staff organized and distributed hundreds of food boxes.

As candles illuminated the Día de los Muertos altar, students, alumni and faculty gathered to exchange eerie stories and spooky legends.
Spooky Stories in the Dark, an event hosted by the UCLA Latino Alumni Association, UCLA Black Alumni Association, Academic Advancement Program Alumni Network, Mixed Alumni Association, American Indian Alumni of UCLA, Undocumented Alumni Association of UCLA and Transfer Student Alumni Network, united Bruins for a Halloween and Día de los Muertos celebration Nov.