A deaf and drunken priest who couldn’t speak English and was a little too handsy with my mom and aunt wasn’t the preferred tour guide when trying to understand the history of a 13th century church. Read more...
Photo: The cemetery in Bribir, Croatia is where Fife’s great-great grandmother is buried. Fife visited the cemetery this summer with his grandmother and other family members to connect to their family’s roots and learn about their past. (Courtesy of Travis Fife)
If you or I received a base pay increase after going seven years without one, it likely wouldn’t raise any eyebrows. But university administrators aren’t paid like you and me. Read more...
Photo: (The Daily Californian) At their most recent meeting, the UC Board of Regents approved a three percent base salary increase for some senior level administrators, including UCLA’s Chancellor Gene Block.
The first thing I do when I step foot on new land is look toward the sky. It was clear blue when our program cohort drove into Scotland the first weekend, clean and crisp the way it is most nights home in the Bay Area, but a far cry from the thick veil of glaring smog that hovers over Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: (Fei Wong/Daily Bruin)
I once waited on a total stranger in a restaurant who insisted that the only thing I could do with a degree in philosophy was become a priest. Read more...
College students across the nation are rising up against Republican-sponsored voter ID laws, which are making the process of voting harder and decreasing young voter participation rates. Read more...
You’d be hard pressed to find people on the street that have problems with food trucks, but apparently a few small business owners aren’t too fond of them. Read more...
Both a literal and more figurative pickle often confronts me in the supermarkets of Westwood: to buy the expensive veggies, or to skimp on the healthy stuff to be financially savvy. Read more...
Photo: (Bijun Liang/Daily Bruin)
