UCLA blood drive next week
Bundles of blood samples and vials are taken to storage during a blood drive. Signal file photo

UCLA blood drive next week

By Claire Schlaman For The Signal With a critical blood shortage in effect due to the coronavirus outbreak, UCLA will be hosting a blood drive at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church…

UCLA to host blood drive at St. Stephen’s
Bundles of blood samples and vials are taken to storage during a blood drive. Signal file photo

UCLA to host blood drive at St. Stephen’s

As severe blood shortages continue due to an unprecedented number of blood-drive cancellations during the coronavirus outbreak, the University of California, Los Angeles, is hosting another blood drive in Valencia.…

UCLA to host blood drives in SCV
Bundles of blood samples and vials are taken to storage during a blood drive. Signal file photo

UCLA to host blood drives in SCV

UCLA is hosting two blood drives in Valencia, calling on all eligible and healthy donors to attend. While the coronavirus pandemic continues, so do the unprecedented number of blood-drive cancellations,…

UCLA to host blood drives in SCV
Bundles of blood samples and vials are taken to storage during a blood drive. Signal file photo

UCLA to host blood drives in SCV

The University of California, Los Angeles, is hosting two blood drives in Valencia, as severe blood shortages continue due to an unprecedented number of blood-drive cancellations during the coronavirus outbreak.…

UCLA students share how Santa Clarita can more accurately count its homeless population
UCLA student Brian Harris presents his and his colleagues findings to the task force on how Santa Clarita can develop a more accurate homeless count. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

UCLA students share how Santa Clarita can more accurately count its homeless population

After several months in the making, a group of students at UCLA’s School of Public Policy presented their findings on how Santa Clarita can generate a more accurate count on…

SCCS quarterback Blake Kirshner commits to UCLA
SCCS's Blake Kirshner threw for 6,830 yards and 87 touchdowns in his two years as the starting quarterback. Courtesy of Darcy Brown/SCCS Athletics

SCCS quarterback Blake Kirshner commits to UCLA

Santa Clarita Christian School quarterback Blake Kirshner is used to the spotlight. He was a four-year varsity player and a two-year starter, helping lead the Cardinals to an 18-4 record…

For the love of law and travel
UCLA Anderson School of Managment dean Gonzalo Freixes leans against a Stargate pinball machine in his Valencia home. Cory Rubin/The Signal

For the love of law and travel

Like many emigres, Freixes’ family left Cuba in the midst of the country’s turmoil. He now lives out the American dream here in the Santa Clarita Valley. Freixes, which rhymes…

Community Task Force on Homelessness establishes board; UCLA students to help create more accurate local count
UCLA graduate students to help Santa Clarita Community Task Force on Homelessness create a model for a more accurate homeless count. From left are Jenny Rees, Brian Harris, Irma Livadic, and Michelle Viorato. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

Community Task Force on Homelessness establishes board; UCLA students to help create more accurate local count

The collaborative community task force leading the Santa Clarita Homelessness Plan made progress Tuesday with the official establishment of its board of directors. The group also said it’ll receive help…

Undeterred, striving for success
Valencia High School alumna Keilah Kelso achieved her dream of graduating from UCLA. Kelso says she faced multiple obstacles, including being hit by a drunk driver with two girls in the car. (Courtesy photo)

Undeterred, striving for success

Approximately 3,800 Hart District freshmen began their high school studies on Thursday, prompting a Valencia High School and recent UCLA graduate to recall the story of her academic journey and…

More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Chidinma Ikonte
Chidinma Ikonte holds up her acceptance letter from UCLA at a basketball court near her house Wednesday morning. Chidinma played basketball for Valencia and accepted a full ride to UCLA for academics. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

More Than an Athlete: Valencia’s Chidinma Ikonte

Filling out college applications, for the most part, can be tricky and nerve-racking. But for Valencia’s Chidinma Ikonte, applying to numerous different colleges and universities across the country, the process…

Vikings explore nanoscience with Lockheed Martin, Advanced Bionics
Valencia's Ryan Jones presents his Sodium Alginate Hydrogel project at the Nanosciencefair. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

Vikings explore nanoscience with Lockheed Martin, Advanced Bionics

The scientific scholars of Valencia High School had a chance to demonstrate all that they’ve learned this year at their sixth annual STEM Fair, a competition where students use the…

Valencia baseball’s Farrell named All-American
Valencia High graduate Chase Farrell was named a second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on June 16. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia baseball’s Farrell named All-American

Chase Farrell likes to play baseball. He also likes to fish. According to the recent Valencia High graduate, the two have a lot in common. “Being a pitcher, it’s a…

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