There are some memories of their first year at UCLA that engineering students do not forget: the first caffeine and sports drink-fueled all-nighter, the first unabashed chant of “Cs get degrees!,” the first time they get lost in South Campus, and so on. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science requires all undergraduate engineering students to meet with a faculty adviser at least once a year. These meetings are designed to be opportunities for students to ask faculty for career or academic advice, but are often times little more than formalities for students. (Daily Bruin file photo)

This post was updated Feb. 10 and 10:16 a.m. Imagine being on a campus of 50,000 students and not always being able to hear what’s going on around you. Read more...

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On the morning of Feb. 6, the University Apartments North Administration Office sent an email to UCLA’s university apartment residents detailing serious crimes that occurred within the immediate off-campus vicinity. Read more...

Reading UCLA’s common book wasn’t all that common. But this year, that seems to be changing. The Common Book Selection Committee, which consists of faculty members, students and UCLA community members, selects a book each year they believe is noteworthy and important for students to read. Read more...

Photo: UCLA must consider nontraditional ways to increase student participation in the common book program (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin).

Westwood is a rather uneventful place. But when you’re walking around North Village at 1 a.m. on a Saturday, the quiet college town becomes a lot spookier. Read more...

Photo: The Community Services Officers’ programs include a van service that transports students between 7 p.m. and midnight from Monday to Thursday. However, that leaves out the days when students are most likely to go out. A CSO-operated shuttle service running between Thursday and Saturday until 2 a.m. could fill in this gap. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

Los Angeles’ public transportation system, like any city’s transportation network, is large, complex and sometimes slow. But it needs to pick up the pace when it comes to addressing the safety concerns of its riders. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority could manage the second-largest public transportation network in the nation by 2028. Angelenos also passed Measure M in 2016, giving Metro additional funds to revamp its services. However, Metro is seeing declining ridership, with safety concerns possibly playing a big role in that. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)