Last week on a Wednesday Eevee-ning, I was in my life sciences lab dissecting a rat. I pretended to be sick from the sight of some still-beating hearts and the odor that comes from a rat that freshly died for science and I left the room to grab water. Passing by the fountain, I walked […]
Author Archives: Kristina Iliopoulos
Kristina Iliopoulos: UCLA needs dead days to combat students’ quarter-system stress
There are a few things I love about UCLA. As a South Campus student, I thoroughly enjoy the even spread of midterms every other week. It adds a sort of consistency to my life, and has gained me a permanent seat in Powell Library. I put “Sorry, I can’t. Midterms,” as an automated text response, […]
Kristina Iliopoulos: Students staying on the Hill over breaks need dining options
In college we’re supposed to be adults; just adults who live in dorms. But we’re adults without kitchens, who can’t cook and live isolated from any sort of food establishment. And that can be a problem, especially during Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks when all restaurants on the Hill close. Students who remain on the […]
True Bruin senior scholar weaves love for music with passion for medicine
Six-year-old Avinash Malaviya’s piano teacher taught him to play by ear. Malaviya, now a fourth-year ethnomusicology and neuroscience student, recalls walking into his first lesson, his nervousness stifling his normally energetic personality. His teacher was strict, but Malaviya would continue to pursue music for years to come. When Malaviya arrived at UCLA, he began to […]
BruinCards to serve as room keys starting fall 2016
Beginning fall 2016, students will use BruinCards instead of separate room keys to access their dorm rooms, UCLA Housing officials said. Barbara Wilson, associate director of room operations for UCLA Housing, said officials and students were initially concerned someone could enter a student’s room with just his or her BruinCard. Students showed more support for […]
Holocaust survivors share experiences through Bearing Witness program
Last winter, Ariel Azhdam nervously approached a Holocaust survivor sitting at a table in front of him, unsure of what to expect and afraid he would ask the wrong questions. Two months later, he found his personal hero in the same man who eagerly recounted his experiences as part of the Bearing Witness program at […]