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...

Three years ago I fell in love with The Bruin ““ and since then, I’ve been asking myself why. As a freshman on the orientation tour I found an otherwise gray office marked with wry reminders of its inhabitants and knew at once that these were my kind of people. 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...

When I came into this job, I knew a lot about journalism, but had spent my life running from it. You see, my father was a journalist for over 30 years, covering everything from the Kentucky Derby to major league baseball. Read more...

I’m having a self-image crisis ““ or maybe its a metaphor crisis, I can’t tell. Even if I could be any part of the newspaper, I’m not sure which part I’d be and why. Read more...

Journalism is an unbelievably rewarding profession. It allows us to interact with the world, find out what’s going on behind the surface, and effect social change. Read more...

I recently roused myself for class at the early hour of 9 a.m., only to be informed by a perfectly-coifed anchorwoman that NBC’s “Later Today” was already under way. Read more...