As incoming freshmen preparing to enroll in courses, I know many of you are trying to figure out what classes to take, not to mention what major to declare. Read more...

During the 2002-2003 academic year, I met with two consultants who were interested in reestablishing a once- prominent campus fraternity. The house had a 150-year history, but was no longer established on campus. Read more...

Two years ago, I entered UCLA hoping I would fit in. I wanted everything in college to go right. A good social life was definitely part of the plan, and I decided that a fraternity could offer me the kind of social environment I was looking for. Read more...

High school is over and now it’s time to make the big decisions. Obviously, your first important one has already been made ““ which college to attend. Read more...

Long-distance relationships tend to be a bit like baby sea turtles ““ many thousands are conceived, hundreds come to life, but an astonishingly small percentage of them actually survive. Read more...

Welcome to UCLA! You are about to begin one of the most important, most challenging, most exciting times of your entire life. During the next few years, most of you will transition from the last days of the relatively confined, somewhat predictable world of adolescence into the wide open, unpredictable world of the rest of your life. Read more...

As I reflect on the time when I entered this university, I remember the variety of emotions I felt. I was very excited and a little bit scared. Read more...