This post was updated April 11 at 10:04 p.m.
Rhea Dhakal has received stares and glares when wearing a mask in her home state Texas.
In early March, Texas lifted its eight-month-old mask mandate and reopened businesses at 100% capacity, making it the largest state to have no mask requirements.

A sense of unease consumed Tiffany Dong when she heard about a shooting in Atlanta on the news during a family dinner.
“I remember this feeling of dread washing over me because these hate crimes have been going on for so long at this point,” said the second-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student.

Lily Sperling and her family evacuated their home in Austin, Texas after two nights without power and heat.
In anticipation of the upcoming snowstorm and the possibility of a power outage, Sperling and her family charged two portable batteries.

From Jackie Robinson to Cindy Montañez, many Bruins have historically been on the frontlines in taking initiative for social justice issues. Some Bruins are following in their footsteps, using their voices to make change.

This post was last updated Nov. 24 at 7:11 p.m.
Jared McBride and Aliza Luft saw their 1-year-old son’s first steps and heard his first words during the COVID-19 pandemic – two firsts they thought they would never witness.