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...

For Susie Reyes, preparing to go to medical school meant more than studying for the MCAT and filling out applications. As a mother, Reyes also had to reserve time for her daughter. Read more...

My life until I began working at the Daily Bruin was quite uncomplicated. Like many students, I was apathetic. My mind was inundated with MTV, VH1 and “Law and Order.” I had never given serious thought to political issues. My views were quite broad ““ you know, of the world-peace-and-end-to-poverty variety. Read more...