Stacy Dodd Dodd served as 2001-2002 Copy chief.   When I came to The Bruin three years ago, I saw my 30 column as this far-off symbol of my journalistic coming-of-age. Read more...

In the sea of faces that will crowd campus this weekend to celebrate 2002 commencement, you may be sitting next to Brendan Raher. Raher lived out of a car during his first few weeks at UCLA because students in the “Winter Bruin” program weren’t guaranteed housing. Read more...

Adam Karon Karon was a Sports staff writer.   Last year I learned about sports. Sure, I had played ball most of my life, but I never really knew what it was about. Read more...

Rabbi Seidler-feller is the director of UCLA Hillel.   By Chaim Seidler-Feller A report on Dennis Prager’s talk on “A Moral Case for Israel” (“Prager claims Israel is legitimate,” Daily Bruin, News, May 30) indicates I asked if “it was necessary for Israel supporters to exaggerate to get their points across.” After speaking to many students and to my wife, I learned that my query was taken out of context as an assertion that Israel supporters generally exaggerate their claims. Read more...

Rapaport is a third-year student; Haverim is a fourth-year student recently returned from EAP study in Israel.   By Jaime Rapaport and Panteha Haverim Despite the current pain felt on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, recent events at UCLA have been tremendously encouraging toward peace. Read more...

5. UCLA athletic department From athletes receiving extra benefits and getting in trouble with the law, to coaches underachieving or not achieving the proper credentials to coach, the athletic department has definitely had its fair share of controversies this year. Read more...

5. The average university employee University employees are the backbone of UCLA. They serve students and faculty every day, yet are often invisible to the people they work for. Read more...