If destiny is real, then mine was born on the lawn of the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. In 1969, my grandfather was walking to a Peter, Paul and Mary concert when he saw my grandmother sitting on a bench. Read more...
Photo: (Zimo Li/ Daily Bruin senior staff & Helen Juwon Park /Illustrations director)
Normally, you want to have some idea of what you are going to do after finishing college. For a second there, I thought I knew. But now, when people ask me my plans after I graduate, I give them a long-winded answer that can simply be summed up as: I’m still trying to figure it out. Read more...
Photo: (Shimi Goldberger/Daily Bruin Staff)
As graduating Bruins across campus prepare to say goodbye to UCLA, there is one type of goodbye that frequently gets overlooked. The end of the school year coincides with the conclusion of leadership positions in various clubs and student organizations. Read more...
Photo: (Sophia Kim/Daily Bruin)
Microplastics come from the breakdown of larger plastic products, slipping through our filters and accumulating in our bodies and the environment. They are microscopic in size but monumental in damage. Read more...
Photo: (Ingrid Leng/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 28 at 10:18 p.m. I have grown amused observing people’s reactions when I tell them that I’m a public affairs student on the pre-med track. Read more...
Photo: David Geffen School of Medicine and the Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs are pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 22 at 7:55 p.m. UCLA is a picture-perfect campus with diverse flora, stunning architecture and top-tier dining options. The less glamorous components of life at UCLA, like our waste management infrastructure, are not so polished. Read more...
Photo: Slots marked “landfill only” and “recycling only” connect to a single bin in Dykstra Hall (top left). Two trash cans for landfill and recycling are without an accompanying compost bin (top right). A sign says UCLA aims to send no waste to landfills by 2020 (bottom). (Courtesy of Alessandra Kahn)
This post was updated May 20 at 7:32 p.m. Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets at UCLA is what students consider to be the best study spot. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library, Royce Hall and Charles E. Young Research Library are pictured. UCLA has an abundance of diverse study spots to choose from that all range in ambience, atmosphere and environment to align with the ways in which different students learn best. (Daily Bruin file photos)
