When writers ask for time off to focus on school work, I usually oblige and sometimes assure them, “You filled out an application to UCLA, not the Daily Bruin.” That’s coming from someone who used his UC personal statement to explain how he wanted to work at The Bruin. Read more...

With undergraduate commencement ceremonies on the horizon and a war being fought abroad, many UCLA seniors are reconsidering the value of their education. As summer nears, the idea of graduation sparks many students to think about their years spent studying and experiencing life at UCLA ““ and, on occasion, think about the significance of their education. Read more...

UCLA bills itself as a place “where great futures begin,” and as the graduating Class of 2004 prepares to begin the next stage of their futures, their memories are too varied to categorize. Read more...

Mako Fukumoto, a fourth-year world arts and cultures student, is worried about finals and graduation, but she has another pressing concern as well. She needs to find a way to keep in touch with all her friends when she leaves the United States for her home country of Japan at the end of this academic year. Read more...

Members of the Class of 2004 are among the first groups of students graduating from the “millennial generation.” These students are the ones who entered the new millennium as young adults or teenagers and are known for their pragmatic nature and ability to plan ahead when it comes to the years following their undergraduate education. Read more...

Much like this year’s graduating seniors, the David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Medical Center have gone through many changes in the past four years, from the renaming of the medical school to the closing of the Willed Body Program. Read more...

If only I were a little taller. Maybe if I were more buff. Perhaps if I weren’t in this very place at this very moment. I’ve spent my entire life lusting after everything that other people have. Read more...