Blutinger is a Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant coordinator in the history department. Megan Barnhart, Matthias Klein and Adam Barnhart also contribute to this opinion. By Jeffrey C. Read more...

Garcia is a fifth-year history student. By Gina Garcia It is unbelievable to me that despite the effort, care and concern the university’s Financial Aid Office has shown me, some students, such as Jeannie Quiris, blame their ignorance of the whole process on the financial aid officers (“Financial Aid Office isn’t student-friendly,” Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Bonnie Chau Chau is a second-year English student who, deep down, wishes she had more people in her address book. E-mail her at [email protected] to make her feel more popular. Read more...

Quirus is a second-year English student. By Jeannie Quirus Learning that financial aid may be cut next year because the state budget is faltering only added another wrench to the beleaguered, complicated machinery that is my experience with the UCLA Financial Aid Office. Read more...

Otero is a third-year English student. By Vanessa Otero I’m so sorry that Matthew Knee has to deal with the unbearable discomfort of hearing men with nothing to their names but the clothing on their backs jingle the change in their free Subway paper cups. Read more...

Ahlering is a fourth-year political science student. By Andrew Ahlering It never is easy to wake up at an early hour, especially on Fridays, but that’s part of being a student. Read more...

Don’t overlook Bruin sports The Daily Bruin claims to have been “serving the UCLA community since 1919,” but in fact, the addition of the “Sports Plus” page, with reports on professional teams, has taken room away from UCLA sports that find no coverage elsewhere. Read more...