(Illustrations by Kaylen Ho/Daily Bruin staff; Photos by Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff; Design by Crystal Tompkins/Assistant Design director)
Dear incoming Bruins, welcome to the Daily Bruin’s 2024 Orientation Issue. As the student newspaper on the UCLA campus, The Bruin is thrilled to give new students a look into the vibrant UCLA community. This collection of articles and multimedia is part of our annual Orientation Issue magazine – which is mailed out to all incoming first-year and transfer students – and covers facets of the UCLA experience, including UCLA’s move to the Big Ten, potential minimum wage increases, hidden gems near campus and data on UCLA admissions.
Beneath the veneer of academia, UCLA harbors a den of satirical wit known as the Westwood Enabler. Established in 2014, the independently managed and student-led media outlet has specialized in shaping sardonic content. Read more...
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UCLA is officially a member of the Big Ten. With the football season opener drawing near and many fall sports soon to begin, Daily Bruin Sports editors debate which UCLA team will make strides or face setbacks in its inaugural Big Ten season. Read more...
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When the opportunity arose for Owen Schwartz to join the Bruins as a graduate student, he took the chance to follow in his parents’ footsteps. “It’s been a dream come true,” Schwartz said. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 16 at 1:42 p.m. A new era for UCLA Athletics is here. After 96 years in the “Conference of Champions,” UCLA is now a member of the Big Ten. Read more...
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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)
