Opinion
June 4, 2022 8:28 p.m.Learning I didn’t need to prove anyone wrong, I needed to prove myself right -30-
I was rejected by my high school newspaper at the end of my sophomore year. As insignificant as that feels to me now, it was a large reason that I applied to the Daily Bruin.
By Emily MacInnis
News
June 4, 2022 6:01 p.m.UCLA students launch 2nd installment of research on QTBIPOC student experiences
This post was updated June 7 at 10:40 p.m.
To provide more support and funding for queer, trans, Black, Indigenous and people of color students, Vanessa Warri knew UCLA needed more data.
By Emily MacInnis and Shaanth Kodialam
A Closer Look
June 6, 2021 10:21 p.m.Graduating students look to future, grapple with bittersweet farewell
Graduating students call their time at UCLA bittersweet: While they are sad to finish the last year of their undergraduate careers behind a screen, they are excited for what the future holds.
By Emily MacInnis
A Closer Look
May 26, 2021 9:12 a.m.Isolation to belonging: How Asian students are finding pride in their identity
Some Asian students grew up in areas where their ethnic communities weren’t well represented, which affected their relationships with their cultural identities. For these students, the Asian communities at UCLA provided them an opportunity to start embracing themselves fully and openly.
By Emily MacInnis
Los Angeles
April 15, 2021 10:21 a.m.Demonstrators gather outside LAPD headquarters to honor Daunte Wright
More than 100 people gathered outside the LAPD headquarters Wednesday to protest the fatal Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man.
Vigil observers set down candles and flowers to commemorate Wright.
By Justin Jung, Constanza Montemayor, and Emily MacInnis
A Closer Look
Feb. 14, 2021 9:55 a.m.Despite pandemic, Bruins find ways to make Valentine’s Day special
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping some students from celebrating Valentine’s Day with their significant other.
Students in relationships are reimagining their Valentine’s Day plans to limit exposure to public spaces and follow social distancing guidelines – an extension of how they have been spending time with their partner under the constraints of the pandemic.
By Constanza Montemayor and Emily MacInnis
A Closer Look
Nov. 10, 2020 7:57 p.m.Students unable to vote in 2020 election share thoughts on outcome, president-elect
Areli Gonzalez danced with joy when she heard former Vice President Joe Biden became the president-elect of the United States.
The fourth-year psychology student, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipient, said she celebrated with her parents and posted the news on social media.
By Irene Zhou and Emily MacInnis
A Closer Look
Oct. 23, 2020 6:27 p.m.Southeast Asian American student groups strive to create community despite pandemic
Two new Southeast Asian American student groups hope to create spaces for their respective communities in spite of UCLA’s virtual setting this fall.
The Association of Indonesian Americans, founded in January, hopes to empower and educate Indonesian American students at UCLA.
By Emily MacInnis
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