Features
ALUMNI FEATURE:
Author of Her Own Success
While some people spend their lives looking for a happily ever after, author Jane Porter ’86 literally makes them her business.
BRUIN BITES:
Live from the Olympic Games
The action, excitement and competition. UCLA alumni, athletes and coaches will offer an insider‘s perspective with blogs from the heart of the Olympics in Beijing. Wondering who to root for in the Olympics? Check out this list of competitors.
MEMBER PERK:
Get your LASIK at UCLA
Experience freedom from lenses through vision correction eye surgery at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute, ranked #1 in the West by U.S. News & World Report. Alumni receive a complimentary consultation and a 20% discount on blade-free custom LASIK.
TRAVEL FEATURE:
Experience AndalucĂa, Spain
Delight in the rich culture and tradition of Andalucía. Enjoy the incredible architecture, the prodigious history and fascinating traditions of both Granada and Seville. Savor Mediterranean cuisine and fabulous flamenco dancing.
MEMBER PERK:
Catch Up on Summer Reading
Check out a book at a UCLA library, or any other library on a UC campus. Alumni Association members get a free library card and access to the entire network of UC libraries. Pick up a library card today.
BRUIN BITES:
Check Out UCLA Magazine Online
A Vandal is changing morning radio. Hip-Hop, the language of the streets, is also the subject of serious scholarship at UCLA. Check out Web-exclusives at UCLA Magazine online.
EVENT:
UCLA Football Fall Scrimmage
Aug. 16
See UCLA Football's 2008 pre-season scrimmage at Drake Stadium. The Bruins will be available afterwards for autographs and photos. Free admission. Team posters for the first 2,500 fans.
News Highlights
07/02/2008
Helping Military Families Help Themselves
A program initiated at UCLA is reaching out to military families to help prevent the personal and family problems long-term and multiple deployments can bring.
06/27/2008
UCLA Students Providing Tsunami Relief in Thai Fishing Villages
Twenty-one UCLA students will be working in fishing villages in Thailand this summer, helping to rebuild coastal communities destroyed by the devastating tsunami of 2004.
06/26/2008
UCLA Commuters Giving Up Solo Driving in Record Numbers
With gas prices rocketing and rush hours challenging temperaments, something unusual is happening to UCLA commuters: They are giving up solo driving in record numbers.