Theresa Avila

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• UCLA student balances school and single motherhood

  Nov. 6, 2009 at 1:57 a.m.

  It’s an early Wednesday morning, and 5-year-old Paloma is sitting on the sofa watching “Clifford the Big Red Dog.” She’s grabbed a box of Corn Pops and is eating them out of the bag while her mother, Nancy Gamboa, 26, gets ready in the bathroom. Gamboa has only a limited amount of time before she has to walk her daughter to the University Village day care center where Paloma will stay until closing time at 5 p.m.

• Getting child care at UCLA is no walk in the park

  Sept. 20, 2009 at 6:29 p.m.

  Though Sarah Ervin’s baby is not due till the end of the month, she has already placed herself on the waiting list for the UCLA childcare centers, the Psychology Department, and has met with a resource director to see about other centers in the Westside area.

• Study says LGBT also affected

  July 13, 2009 at 1:15 a.m.

  More than 100,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Californians who live in poverty would be deeply affected by the proposed state budget cuts, according to a new study.

• Theater Review: “Monty Python’s Spamalot”

  July 13, 2009 at 12:11 a.m.

  You don’t have to be a fan of the ’70s cult favorite movie, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” to enjoy the extravagance, wit and downright silliness of “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”

• Simplifying FAFSA

  July 6, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

  The Obama administration recently announced that it is working to simplify the sometimes arduous process for students applying for federal financial aid.

• UCLA releases 10-year plan

  May 21, 2009 at 3:51 a.m.

  A draft of an academic plan outlining UCLA’s main goals and focus for the next decade was recently released by university officials for review by students and faculty.

• Students shift rally in protest of fees

  May 5, 2009 at 1:15 a.m.

  UC Student Association organizers will hold a teleconference Thursday afternoon after the UC Board of Regents’ meeting to voice their concerns about student fees, after cancelling a previously scheduled rally at UC San Diego.
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  Students march in downtown May Day rally

  May 2, 2009 at 12:31 a.m.

  Students, activists, union workers and other members of the community marched in solidarity Friday afternoon during the annual May Day rally in support of a variety of social justice issues.

• Students rally for DREAM Act

  April 28, 2009 at 1:35 a.m.

  Students wearing white masks and carrying signs with messages such as “Don’t deny dreams” rallied in support of the Federal DREAM Act on Monday afternoon on Bruin Walk.

• For ‘Hermanos Herrera,’ UCLA is all in the family

  April 24, 2009 at 2:27 a.m.

  Catching any one of the Herrera siblings alone might prove difficult.