A few days before I moved into Rieber Hall in the fall of 1995, my otherwise stoic dad called me over to have a little “talk.” He started off by saying, “When you walk down Bruin Walk, a lot of people will try to make you join their group.” He cited various religious, Greek and political organizations that he heard about from his UCLA alumni co-workers. Read more...

Looking back, it seems as if the things you want to change can lead to your own metamorphosis. As an experimental 18-year-old, I had developed an enormous lack of respect for this university and to an extent, college life. Read more...

Sometimes I forget how prevalent activism is in our daily lives here at UCLA. The obvious manifestations come to mind quickly ““ student government rallying for diversity of community and thought on campus, Zionists and anti-Zionists debating about Israel, and the California Student Public Interest Research Group collecting signatures to protect the environment. Read more...

You know that old out-of-focus photo of you and your best friend drunk and cross-eyed somewhere in a college dorm, or a beach in Mexico? Or that one of your boss with her head in the toilet? Read more...

I’m tired. I can say that now because it’s over. The Bruin editor in chief can finally say what she feels. Perhaps the toughest part of my job this year was the emotional labor that came with it. Read more...

Looking back, it’s hard to believe I actually ended up working at the Bruin for four years. Sure, designers may work behind the scene, but that’s not the point. Read more...

Over the past five years, numerous issues have been passionately debated in the Viewpoint section. Below are a few quotes from prior editorials in which the Daily Bruin did not hesitate to take a stand on controversial issues and events affecting students: “In an attempt to solve California’s lingering budget woes, Gov. Read more...