I remember tearing up when I found out I was accepted into the Daily Bruin. It was fall quarter of my first year on campus, and I had spent the last few weeks of summer stressing about my application. During my interview, I learned that the photography department had received an unusually high amount of […]
Author Archives: Mackenzie Possee
Student deviates from law school norms to compete in ‘Survivor’
Law student Bradley Kleihege spent his summer learning how to crack open coconuts instead of working at a law firm. Kleihege, a castaway on the upcoming season of “Survivor,” first watched the show at the age of 9 and has seen every season since. CBS’s reality show is entering its 36th season Wednesday with the […]
UCLA swim and dive falls to Arizona, Arizona State in dual-meet
UCLA swim and dive opened Pac-12 dual-meet competition with a weekend trip to Arizona. UCLA (4-3, 1-2 Pac-12) visited Arizona (3-1, 3-1) on Friday and Arizona State (3-1, 2-1) on Saturday. The Bruins lost both matchups. “We’re a young team and we have some holes,” said coach Cyndi Gallagher. “To win meets, pretty much everybody […]
Next Generation Science Standards to reinvent student learning
California students will receive a more engineering design-based science education in a few years that will connect experiments more closely with concepts. The California State Board of Education approved in early November a framework that will help teachers implement curricula based on the Next Generation Science Standards. The Next Generation Science Standards were published in […]
UCLA removes posters advocating for white supremacy, xenophobia
UCLA removed posters promoting white supremacy and xenophobic attitudes on campus earlier this week. The posters promoted the “UCLA White Students Group,” and said the government has embraced the replacement of whites and appeasement of the demands of minority groups. Tod Tamberg, UCLA spokesperson, said in an email the university removed the posters because the […]
Photo: The Lumineers perform at Hollywood Bowl
For its first time at the Hollywood Bowl, The Lumineers played its hit song “Ho Hey” and finished with “Stubborn Love.” The band consists of Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites and Neyla Pekarek. Schultz, lead vocalist and guitarist, wrote the hook for the band’s folk ballad “Ophelia.” Fraites, drummer and pianist, formed the group in 2002 with Schultz […]