Applying to attend the country’s No. 1 public university doesn’t just mean being a student. Sometimes, it also entails beating a system meant to work against you. Read more...

Photo: (Claire Sun/Daily Bruin)

What happens when visionaries in science and scholarship unite with the community to solve one giant global problem? Apparently, a few vague promises touted as solutions. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Depression Grand Challenge has undertaken the task of halving depression’s effects by 2050. The DGC aims to do this through various programs and research. Despite these efforts, students have seen little to none of the initiative’s benefits on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)

No community in Los Angeles faces the challenges veterans do. Their scars, mental and physical, make reintegration into civilian life a daily struggle. But what’s worse than not helping them is agreeing to and then giving them the cold shoulder. Read more...

Photo: UCLA and the Brentwood School made a commitment to help veterans when they leased property from Veterans Affairs – it’s high time they both came through on that commitment and delivered the services that veterans expect and need access to here in Los Angeles. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)

There’s truly no worse feeling than mustering up enough energy to carry your bag filled with books to a study spot on campus, only to find hundreds of other students had the same idea. Read more...

Photo: UCLA had money to build an academic center for student-athletes. Yet, this campus is lacking a central study space that offers academic services and resources to the general population. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)

UCLA is playing Jenga with students. And soon enough, it’ll all come crashing down. UCLA’s large undergraduate population warrants the need for additional housing. More accessible housing has long been something both the administration and student body have agreed on. Read more...

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Prospective students come to UCLA after constantly being told how open and welcoming the campus is to students with different backgrounds. Building a community, we’re told, is as simple as banding together with like-minded people your age. Read more...

Photo: Business groups such as Bruin Consulting enjoy connections with numerous recruiters, but are arbitrarily exclusive in who they allow into their inner circles, brewing an exclusive culture. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Time to map out your class schedule, watch the number of spots left in each course plummet with every page refresh and ultimately rearrange your academic plan while hoping you don’t have to reinvent your career. Read more...