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...

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...

An orchid is just as lovely as a daisy, from an objective standpoint. They are both intricate organisms with aesthetic value. That is why florists will sell one flower as often as the other, and why society treasures them both. Read more...

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...

Most people who write these columns are going to be filling the pages with endless goodbyes and shout outs to “that guy who lived down the hall freshman year.” I don’t want to do that. 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...