Old editors in chief warned me about feeling deep sadness and undergoing difficult withdrawal periods after leaving the Daily Bruin. Dealing with student government officers angry about an editorial every other day, staying until 1 or 2 a.m., working on a sensitive news story, or having to completely improvise a midterm I had no time to study for all made the concept of missing The Bruin very unrealistic. Read more...

You should ask when you don’t know the answer,” my fourth-grade teacher Mrs. Haberkern told me. “Even smart people have to ask questions.” As a stubborn 9-year-old, I did not find this idea comforting. Read more...

I had just trudged up the stairs to the first floor of Ackerman on a typical UCLA afternoon when I spotted a wrapped fortune cookie on the floor, undoubtedly lost in the joy of someone’s two-item Panda Express combo. Read more...

After five years at UCLA, I am convinced that Disneyland needs to give their “Happiest Place on Earth” motto to UCLA. OK, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but I really feel that UCLA is the best place for a student to be. Read more...

Recently, my uncle advised me to enjoy my time as a student for as long as I can. I contemplated his advice for a moment before realizing, for the 37th time in the last few months, what a carefree student’s life I lead. Read more...

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten” … and “from shopping” … and “from The Simpsons” … and “from Star Wars.” You’ve seen these kinds of posters before. Read more...

Once upon a time, not very long ago, a young girl lived in a little peach apartment on a windy little street in a quaint little village. Read more...