Welcome to orientation. By now, you’ve probably noticed a few things about UCLA. For one, this isn’t your old high school. You will find yourself one of hundreds in the typical lecture hall, one in a hundred on your dorm floor and one of three in your own room. Read more...
Opinion
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June 22, 9:00 pm
Make the most of college challenges
Opinion
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Bye-lines: Hard work and initiative pays off
When I came to UCLA I purposely didn’t join The Bruin. I wanted to stay away from journalism and see if I had other interests. A couple of years and jobs later, I felt I still didn’t belong at UCLA. Read more...
Crime, Opinion
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Community ties are UCLA’s best asset
It was my first regents meeting. Not knowing where to go, I went in through the public entrance. After passing through the metal detector, the UCPD patted me down and I entered the room. There was a velvet rope that separated the University officials from the public. When I tried to cross this velvet rope to join the Board, I was immediately stopped by a UCPD officer, who warned me in a stern tone, “You don’t belong there.” Indeed, thinking about who my “colleagues” were to be ““ they were the social elite, political heavyweights, probably worth more than the GDP of a small country ““ I didn’t belong on the Board. As a middle-to-working class Pilipino suburban “kid,” I knew what I was getting into but didn’t know if I could handle it. I was obsessed with the question, “How can I push an agenda here?” I felt this intense burden to get something done with the time I had. With over 160,000 UC students, and only one on the Board, it would be a disgrace and disservice if this university remained unchanged on my watch. Read more...
Opinion
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Bye-lines: We’re cynical and dead inside
The Bruin made me a bartender, a bitch, a masseuse, a confidante, a malicious gossip, a cook to the masses and perhaps most remarkably, a team player. Read more...
Opinion
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Students must fight for campus diversity
Amid all the pre-graduation jitters and pre-finals anxiety, many memories and feelings continue to weigh heavily on my mind. As I prepare for graduation, I can’t help but reflect on my time as a student on this campus. Read more...
Opinion
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Bye-lines: Life’s lessons develop through the camera lens
Good God. As a photographer, I’ve never been in front of the camera. And now I have my goofy mug plastered on 20,000 copies of The Bruin. Read more...
Opinion
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Bye-lines: Does The Bruin anger you? Good
A lot of people hate the Daily Bruin ““ I know because I used to be one of them. News has a way of making people angry. Read more...