When the Boston Globe ran a photograph last month of Boston College graduates snoozing through their commencement speech, university outcry compelled the paper to apologize. It did, saying the decision was “inappropriate” and misrepresented the reality of the ceremony. Read more...

Have you seen how the Los Angeles Times does it?” “The Orange County Register does this cool thing where …” “It just doesn’t seem very professional.” Far too often in the last few years I heard conversations that included phrases like these. Read more...

Ten years ago, campus life at UCLA was in many ways different than it is today ““ students didn’t have cell phones, the dorms weren’t equipped with Internet, and the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” was climbing the charts. Read more...

They have worked hard for four long years, sweating through finals, struggling to stay awake during lectures, and scrambling to turn in their term papers on time. Read more...

When writers ask for time off to focus on school work, I usually oblige and sometimes assure them, “You filled out an application to UCLA, not the Daily Bruin.” That’s coming from someone who used his UC personal statement to explain how he wanted to work at The Bruin. Read more...

With undergraduate commencement ceremonies on the horizon and a war being fought abroad, many UCLA seniors are reconsidering the value of their education. As summer nears, the idea of graduation sparks many students to think about their years spent studying and experiencing life at UCLA ““ and, on occasion, think about the significance of their education. Read more...