Top 8 Things to Know about Dance Marathon, the 19-Hour Party that Saves Lives

By Aiden Western Winter Quarter: A time for long, cold walks to Public Affairs, rain showers for weeks on end, and that 5pm discussion section that meets after it's already dark outside. It seems like the world is ending, or at least the bliss of Fall Quarter has come to a halt. But what if …

Our Statement Regarding COVID-19’s Impact on Dance Marathon 2020

To the friends and supporters of the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, From the start, this organization has had one central purpose: creating a world free of pediatric HIV/AIDS and advocating for the health of those involved with and affected by our cause. It is with that intention that, with great sadness and disappointment, the …

DANCE MARATHON 101: Have you registered?

Everything you need to know before you sign up to participate in the largest student-run philanthropic tradition on the West Coast.

World AIDS Day 2019: Mobilizing and Empowering Communities to Achieve an AIDS-Free Future

http://unaids.org/en/resources/campaigns/WAD_2019 By Megana Sekar I’ve always firmly believed that a small action by an individual can have a reverberating effect. A few words of support could create a huge shift in a person’s day or week and advice you give a friend in passing could change their mindset. When I first heard that the United …

Post Dance Marathon: An Open Letter to Our Dancers

To all our dancers, You could’ve been anywhere last weekend, but you spent the first weekend of Spring Quarter in Pauley Pavilion on your feet for 26 hours, dancing the day and night away with other Bruins. You spent 26 hours becoming advocates for those affected by HIV and AIDS. Twenty-six hours is no small …