Saturday, May 23


Best memories come from time well spent

I’ve been at the Daily Bruin for five quarters. I wish I had been here for all four years. I am almost 22, graduating with two unemployable majors (French and English), and about to head off to Montpelier, France, to teach English to French children. Read more...



Traditions graduate with seniors

The water is touched twice in a students’ UCLA career ““ when they are first “Bruinized” into UCLA, and when they graduate. Otherwise, the Inverted Fountain in front of Franz Hall remains largely ignored, with the exception of the occasional smirk from students who overhear tour guides telling the tale of this “toilet bowl” to prospective students. Read more...


Student journalism keeps older hearts young

Over the last two years there have been numerous occasions when I have felt like an old fart. Whether I was sitting in a classroom discussion or working late into the night in the Daily Bruin office, there have been seemingly endless reminders that I am just a little too old to still be in college. Read more...


Science majors explore alternative fields

Several students with an undergraduate science or engineering degree are finding they can apply their expertise to areas that are traditionally non-scientific. Instead of attending a science-based graduate school, such as pharmacy school, some students are attending law and business schools to either apply their scientific knowledge in a new way or explore a different field of study, many education officials say. Read more...


Bruin grads trade blue for Trojan red

In their final days as students on the UCLA campus, many of those graduating grow nostalgic about the time they’ve spent as Bruins. Fond memories of dorms, finals, 500 helpings of Panda Express and games against rival USC are among the mix. Read more...