Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring.
Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.

Matilda Weaver planned to move off-campus after her freshman year. The UCLA dining experience changed her mind.
Weaver, a first-year biology student, is among the thousands of undergraduate students wrapping up their first year of eating UCLA dining options – from food trucks like BittieBitez Mini-Donuts to the more traditional Bruin Plate breakfasts.

James Milliken is no stranger to leading a university.
Milliken, who has worked in higher education since 1988, previously led the University of Nebraska, the City University of New York and the University of Texas systems.

Nicholas Reese was trying to conduct research for a student meal swipe donation initiative when he discovered multiple UCLA financial deficits that have gone unpublicized.
Reese, a third-year political science student, said he learned through his research and an administrator that UCLA’s dining budget was inflated and the administration was going to rely on unused student swipes to fund that deficit.

Mariah Strawder, a first-generation student, said she felt the weight of setting a good example for her younger brothers after her mother died.
Because her mother died as Strawder began high school, she said she did not have as much time to pursue extracurricular activities while attending Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets, a Los Angeles Unified School District high school, instead needing to focus on her academics.

From the Olympic stage to tracking growth metrics, Rachel Sung is making a name for herself.
Sung, a third-year cognitive science student, has been balancing competitive table tennis and schoolwork since she was six years old.

Students, researchers and health care leaders convened for the second annual Healthcare Analytics Symposium at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on May 16.
Hosted by the Morrison Family Center for Marketing and Data Analytics and the UCLA Anderson’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program, participants at the symposium shared perspectives on potential solutions to health care’s most complex data management problems.