With every tremble of the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake, many Californians wondered: “Is this going to be the Big One?” To say that UCLA is in earthquake country is an understatement. Read more...
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July 7, 7:59 pm
UCLA must recognize students’ need for faster Wi-Fi connection in digital era
UCLA: the birthplace of the internet. Too bad the university never got past the 1970s connection speed. Students on the Hill have become numb to dial-up era connection, spotty Wi-Fi and switching between UCLA’s two main Wi-Fi networks in the hopes one might actually work. Read more...
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June 30, 10:01 pm
The new Honors program is hard. But the problem is that it might be undoable.
This post was updated July 7 at 12:19 p.m. Gold and purple cords mark the students who graduate from the honors program at the end of four years. Read more...
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June 24, 10:23 am
The Centennial Campaign has created a brand for UCLA that strays far from reality
Light shows on Royce Hall, enormous fundraisers and fancy graduation sashes marked UCLA’s 100 year celebration, as it made the promise of “Lighting the Way” for generations to come. Read more...
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June 9, 1:08 am
Above all else, the Daily Bruin gave me lasting friendships and memories -30-
I’ve spent several years thinking of what to write in this very column. I’ve tried multiple times to make this about journalism. I’ve tried to explain all of the wonderful opportunities I’ve had with The Bruin and all of the hard skills I’ve learned during my time here. Read more...
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June 8, 1:21 pm
The newsroom provided me with a sense of belonging away from home -30-
This is so hard to write. Seriously, I’ve started five drafts already, only to stop midway each time. Nothing I write seems complete, almost as if I’m doing an injustice to my college experience because I can’t possibly sum up the best four years of my life in one column. Read more...
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June 8, 12:06 am
My tenure as an editor may have been grueling, but the people made it worth it -30-
I’m not good at remembering things. I didn’t think much of it when I joined the Daily Bruin. I applied on what was basically a whim a second before the deadline for applications closed and probably didn’t read the paper until the day of my interview. Read more...
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