Before I was a member of the Daily Bruin staff, I was the subject of an article in the paper. It was my first quarter at UCLA and I had just transferred from my community college in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 10, 12:00 am
Maria Simpson: Overcome hurdles to fulfill passions
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 10, 12:00 am
Alexa Smahl: Smahl office has big impact
Every dank, windowless office can use a little laughter to lighten the mood, and there are few things I enjoy more than making people laugh. Being part of the Daily Bruin helped me realize that. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 10, 12:00 am
Sonali Kohli: The Daily Bruin fosters support, traditions worth mirroring
UCLA is a really big school. But being a part of the Daily Bruin staff made it smaller. UCLA became as small as the stories I taped to my closet door as a freshman news contributor, as compact as the Crimewatch maps I compiled, as friendly as the 40-person senior staff I edited with my second year. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 10, 12:00 am
Anneta Konstantinides: Answers in the unknown
I almost didn’t come to UCLA. Though I had sent in my Statement of Intent in June, whenever people asked whether I was going to transfer to UCLA or return to UC Davis in the fall, I told them I still hadn’t decided. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 6, 12:51 am
Zoey Freedman: Focus of new visa policy is misplaced
Azamat Tazhayakov, who returned to the United States from Kazakhstan on an expired student visa, was charged with destroying evidence related to the Boston Marathon bombings in late April. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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June 3, 12:00 am
Jerry Zhao: Student oversight needed on board for handling UCLA’s intellectual property
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The University of California Board of Regents recently approved the creation of a new organization, currently referred to as Newco, that will oversee the marketing of intellectual property and patents from UCLA faculty. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 30, 11:57 pm
Fixed Stafford loan rates provide students more financial stability
Politicians like to quip about making college accessible. While keeping the actual cost of tuition affordable is a worthy goal, legislators should ensure that students enter higher education with a full understanding of their financial commitments. Read more...