Tuesday, October 27



Op-ed: Latin American studies has power to diversify, enrich Bruin academic experience

This post was updated June 26 at 10:46 p.m. Earlier this month, I not only became the first in my family to earn a master’s degree but also one of four students to graduate from UCLA’s Latin American Studies M.A. Read more...

Photo: Christopher López stands for a portrait in his graduation cap and gown. In this column, López argues UCLA students would benefit from learning about Latin America. (Courtesy of Christopher López)





Reporting for The Bruin exceeded expectations, brought me friends for life -30-

I didn’t expect my UCLA experience to be very meaningful. I knew I could have fun, try new activities and meet new people at UCLA. But to have a consequential time at a university I just transferred into within two years, all during a global pandemic, fed into my glass-half-empty mentality. Read more...

Photo: Andrew Panosian stands for a portrait. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)