Welcome to the most prestigious public university system in the world. New students coming to UCLA are not just becoming part of Los Angeles but also part of the University of California, a much-lauded institution that encompasses more than 190,000 students, three research laboratories and 10 campuses throughout the Golden State. Read more...

Television viewers may get a kick out of watching cat fights and backstabbers on reality television’s portrayal of Greek life, but many members of UCLA sororities and fraternities say the show is a “disgrace” to what really goes on in the Greek community. Read more...

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The expression “starving college student” refers to the fact that college students are often too financially broke to afford a meal. But many UCLA students and graduates are able to afford everything they want ““ from dinner to shopping on Melrose Avenue to paying rent ““ by doing one thing: waiting tables. Read more...

A warning for incoming freshman and transfer students: UCLA lights the way for you ““ you have to find your own path. For a complete Bruin experience, you will have to couple individual effort with the latent opportunities lurking in the campus community ““ only through this combination will you reap the hidden benefits of attending one of the largest, and best, research universities in the country. Read more...

Robert Dynes, the newly appointed president-designate of the University of California and a lifelong physicist, would have at one time used his knowledge of Newton’s Laws of Motion to perfect his slap shot rather than to pursue academia. Read more...