Orientation is a time of transformation and self-discovery for many new students ahead of the start of their time on campus. As the next generation of Bruins prepares to take the stage, the Opinion editors, looking back on their own first years at UCLA, give their advice in the latest edition of “A Difference of Opinion Editors.” Before You Begin as a Bruin: Find Your De-stressors Russell Ahmed, assistant Opinion editor Life at UCLA, for all of the right reasons, could not be more dissimilar to the reality of my central Ohio roots. Read more...

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I finished my freshman year before realizing that my younger brother was my ultimate idol. My brother is the happiest person I know, and the running joke in our family is that it’s because he succumbs easily to quick dopamine boosts through instant gratification. Read more...

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This fall quarter, I will be a fourth-year. Yet oddly, I would classify this past school year as my freshman experience – an experience unique to transfer students. Read more...

Photo: Kirsten Brehmer takes a selfie while holding a yellow umbrella in the rain. (Courtesy of Kirsten Brehmer)