Last spring, my grandma sent me an innocuous text: “Dang weather! It’s too stormy to drive, but I need to pick up some Target gift cards to pay my DirecTV bill.” Unbeknownst to her, the DIRECTV representative she had spoken to was a scammer who convinced her she could pay her bill with gift cards. Read more...
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June 21, 1:58 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s communication failures erode trust, underscore need for transparency
This post was updated July 12 at 7:27 p.m. A journalist sends an email to a UCLA administrator. The administrator then forwards it to the university’s strategic communications team. Read more...
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June 8, 1:20 am
Journalistic integrity is the backbone of our democracy -30-
In professor Abigail Goldman’s “Media, Ethics, and Digital Age: Case-Study Approach” class, students go over various cases biweekly to discuss how a newspaper should deal with different aspects of news development. Read more...
Photo: Rida Zar stands for a portrait. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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June 8, 1:18 am
Rory Gilmore brought me to The Bruin, but what I learned made me stay -30-
I like to tell people that I’ve based my entire college experience on Pitch Perfect, just replacing acapella with Ultimate Frisbee. While I’m (mostly) joking when I say this, what is definitely true is that I applied to the Daily Bruin because of Gilmore Girls. Read more...
Photo: Millie Walker stands for a portrait. (Joice Ngo/Assistant Photo editor)
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June 8, 1:18 am
Finding my voice at The Bruin as an opinionated international student -30-
Being an international student in the United States means receiving a lot of noes. No, I can’t work off campus without receiving academic credit or filing a petition with the government. Read more...
Photo: Sofia Martins stands for a portrait. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)
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June 8, 1:17 am
My first interview was terrifying, but the Bruin taught me to keep asking questions -30-
I was seventeen when I attended a talk with Clarissa Ward. Only two minutes into hearing about her experience working as a war zone reporter in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places, I knew I wanted to be a journalist in some capacity. Read more...
Photo: Manahil Gill stands for a portrait. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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June 8, 1:17 am
Starting at the end: new beginnings in my last days at UCLA -30-
Starting new adventures at the end of UCLA, to many, is ironic. You are on the verge of graduating – moving into the big, wide world. Read more...
Photo: Dylan Choppin stands for a portrait. (Kai Dizon/Assistant Photo editor)