“Dad! Please stop whistling so loudly!” I have probably repeated that phrase thousands of times since my very first volleyball game in sixth grade. What I didn’t realize until almost eight years later was that I was subconsciously saying, “Dad! Read more...
Photo: Kimia Rategh and her family pose for a portrait. (Courtesy of Kimia Rategh)
Bruins are faced with everyday issues that extend past the immediate confines of their Westwood campus. The Daily Bruin Opinion editors provide the latest commentary on state and nationwide issues that go far “Beyond Bruin Walk.” Public confidence in the Supreme Court is at a record low, seemingly for justified reasons. Read more...
Photo: The Supreme Court of the United States is pictured. The American people deserve transparency from public service officials, such as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The notion of “Mālama i ka ʻāina” – to care for and respect the land – is fundamental to the values of the Kānaka Maoli. This message lies at the heart of controversy concerning the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on top of the sacred Maunakea, the tallest mountain in the world. Read more...
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This post was updated May 16 at 9:18 p.m. It is the morning of a student’s final exam during winter quarter, and unfortunately, they wake up with a 104-degree fever. Read more...
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“How are Manahil’s grades? Has she been studying?” These were always my grandmother’s first words during her daily phone calls with my mom. Despite all of her children pursuing professional degrees and her husband being a colonel in the Pakistan army, my grandmother never attended college. Read more...
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With UCLA alumnus Eyvin Hernandez’s wrongful detention in Venezuela recently passing the one-year mark, his plea for a safe return home seems to have been ignored by the United States government. Read more...
Photo: Eyvin Hernandez is pictured in a family photo during his graduation from the UCLA School of Law in 2005. Hernandez has been detained in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, since his disappearance in March 2022. (Courtesy of Henry Martinez)
The future of Generation Z in politics becomes more promising every election cycle. As a new generation grows up in the Information Age – the introduction of the vastness of the internet and technologies thereafter – a renewed optimism is brought into a deeply cynical world. Read more...
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