Tuesday, December 16

A Westwood Welcome | Orientation Issue 2025

(Crystal Tompkins/Design director)

Dear incoming Bruins, congratulations on beginning the next chapter of your lives. Each year, the Daily Bruin – UCLA’s independent, student-run newspaper – mails its Orientation Issue magazine to incoming first-year and transfer students to help acquaint them with campus and Westwood. With this magazine, we hope to introduce you to some of the thousands of people you will see on Bruin Walk, some of the happenings inside our campus’s over 170 buildings and some of the stories that are a part of Westwood’s 106 years of history.

Sports, Sports Columns

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August 20, 7:51 pm

UCLA, USC rivalry defined by mutual respect rather than hatred

This post was updated Sept. 1 at 3:33 p.m. Rivalries often breed hatred. Take Michigan and Ohio State – a rivalry so fierce that both teams brawled at midfield when Michigan attempted to plant its team flag on Ohio State’s logo – a testament to the rivalry’s fortitude. Read more...

Photo: USC women’s basketball guard JuJu Watkins dribbles the ball and looks to find an open teammate (left). The rising junior earned the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award last season. UCLA men’s basketball guard Skyy Clark jumps to the rim and attempts a layup (right). The Los Angeles, local transferred from Louisville before the 2024-2025 season, which marked his inaugural campaign with the Bruins. (Design by Katie Azuma/Assistant Design director)

Features, Gymnastics, Sports

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August 20, 7:50 pm

Coach BJ Das brings creativity, community to UCLA shaping lives beyond the mat

BJ Das loves to move. Although the arts weren’t a central part of her upbringing, the Seattle, Washington, local has always been drawn to movement, beginning with living room dance parties to the rhythm of the Spice Girls. Read more...

Photo: Associate head coach BJ Das stands smiling in the foreground, with four black-and-white images of the UCLA gymnastics squad celebrating or posing in the background. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo Editor, Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff, Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin senior staff and Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo Illustration by Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Assistant Design director)

Arts, Music

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August 20, 7:49 pm

Bruin Chamber Musicians bolster tight-knit club, keep music alive in student life

Blending music and non-music students alike, Bruin Chamber Musicians brings melodic opportunity to campus. The student-run organization Bruin Chamber Musicians provides a space for students interested in performing chamber music in small ensembles. Read more...

Photo: Members of Bruin Chamber Musicians pose for a photo on a stage. The student organization is catered to non-music students interested in playing in small ensembles. (Courtesy of Sophia Jin)

The Quad

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August 20, 11:37 am

Exploring requirements, purpose, benefits of UCLA’s general education curriculum

Bruins plan out their academic schedule with a mix of major-related courses and general education requirements ahead of the new school year. The UCLA Registrar’s Office defines GE courses as introductory classes designed to equip students with essential university-level skills and introduce them to academic subjects in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Read more...

Photo: (Helen Juwon Park/Illustrations director)

Baseball, Beach Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Gymnastics, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Rowing, Softball, Sports, Swim & Dive, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo

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August 20, 11:31 am

2025-2026 UCLA sports season previews

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:28 p.m. UCLA Athletics is no longer the new fish in the pond. After its inaugural year in the Big Ten, UCLA made its name known, winning four Big Ten tournament championships. Read more...

Photo: Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff


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