On any typical night out at a club, the music blasting through the speakers has a message to say about women, and it’s not a very positive one. Yet everyone on the dance floor is enthusiastically singing and dancing away.
Author Archives: Bridget Shackelford
It isn’t all downhill after college
After 21 years of waking up excited on my birthday, this past year I didn’t feel much of anything. For the first time in my life, I didn’t have anything to look forward to on my birthday.
The memories may be fleeting, but the impact lasts forever
I knew I wanted to be a part of the Daily Bruin the minute I set foot in the office.
Graduates should work on leaving the nest, not flying right back into it
College graduation: After 17 long years of schooling, it’s finally time to take a break.
Goodbye Starbucks, hello Ritalin
Would you rather drink a pot of coffee or pop a tiny pill? Are you a big fan of rereading the same page over and over again, not absorbing any information whatsoever as you glance at the clock and realize hopelessly that there’s no way you’ll be ready for your exam by 11 a.m.? Me […]
A nun’s habit wouldn’t fit the unprepared
College students aren’t typically known for their vows of celibacy and vigilant, die-hard commitment to God. Of course, there are plenty of religious students at UCLA, and many student-run faith-based organizations. But let me put it this way: I have yet to see a “Future Priests and Nuns of America” booth on BruinWalk. According to […]
Celebrities in politics so last season
Each November we see celebrities hopping on the political bandwagon and trying to make a difference in the world This is also known as election season. UCLA students were treated to a special surprise recently when Bill Clinton appeared on campus as part of a Yes on Proposition 87 campaign, and he brought the star […]