Author Archives: Daniel Miller

On the way home from class every day for almost two years I walked by the same dilapidated, old house. The sun beat on its shuttered windows, and it just stood there stoically, slowly crumbling away. At night on the way to bars I walked by the house as the darkness covered up its state […]

As the school year draws to a close, I am able to reflect on the many subjects I have tackled, noting some of the successes and failures I have had at this post. After writing columns I have often wanted to revisit stories to look into how situations have progressed, or in some cases, regressed. […]

It is easy to make jokes about sorority members doing things such as the Walk of Shame on their way back from late night dalliances on fraternity row. But some sorority members who are not pleased with those unpleasant walks home or the $5 cab fares have a new option, as UCLA GAMMA (Greeks Advocating […]

There is something about being on campus at night. The trees quiver under a jet-black sky, and the buildings stand stoically ““ resting up for the next day’s onslaught of eager students, pounding the pavement in search of knowledge. Yet this serenity was destroyed late Thursday night when I rapped a passage from “The 1,001 […]

Think of all the “stupid” questions students never ask in class. Now, imagine a tool that allows students to anonymously interact with their professors during class, so that there is no fear of a stupid question. Electrical engineering Professor William Kaiser did just that, and then he developed that tool ““ Individualized Interactive Instruction, or […]

Knowing very little about the Undergraduate Students Association Council, I decided that in order to learn quickly I should attend the ritualistic USAC election results gathering held in front of Kerckhoff Hall, which was last Thursday night. I say ritualistic because upon arrival I was greeted by two large throbbing groups of people. In the […]

I never took a campus tour before deciding to attend UCLA. I just knew that this was the school for me. But because I am graduating in a month or so, last week I decided it would be a good idea to take one. I decided to go undercover, so as to not spook my […]