Kyle Rubalcava crouched down, bringing his near 6-foot frame to the ground. The middle school teacher and graduation photographer quickly shot a test photo, then told his clients to walk toward him on the count of three. Nine men stepped forward, adorned in ironed white button-up shirts, dark pants and leather shoes. Their shiny blue […]
Author Archives: Omar Said
In the Know: Quarters, dimes and semesters
Quarters or semesters? The age-old debate has once again made its way on campus, this time thanks to Chancellor Gene Block. This week on “In the Know,” assistant Opinion editor Omar Said talks to Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti about why this year’s iteration of the debate came about, and what it tells us about Block, […]
‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 recap – Episode 3: ‘The Long Night’
Winter is here: The final season of “Game of Thrones” is one of the most highly anticipated television events of the last decade. Follow our columnists as they explore students’ weekly reactions as an iconic era of pop culture comes to an end. Beware, spoilers lie ahead. Game of Thrones’ longest, most expensive episode yet […]
Monarch butterfly population suffers major decline, seasonal count reveals
Monarch butterflies, long a part of California’s winter landscape, may soon be on their way to extinction. The 2018 Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count found an all-time low of 28,429 monarch butterflies in California – down 86 percent from 192,668 in 2017. The Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count is a yearly count of monarch butterflies organized by […]
Depression Grand Challenge researchers speak at TEDxUCLA event about motivations
Researchers studying depression spoke about the reasons they study the condition and described the purpose and work of the UCLA Depression Grand Challenge at an event on campus Tuesday. Speakers at the TEDxUCLA Salon talked about the DGC’s new research techniques, their efforts to help those with depression and personal stories about the effects of […]
Ashe Center’s sudden policy changes blindside students, breaches coverage
Getting a rug pulled from under you is pretty dangerous. It makes one wonder, though, why UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, which oversees and provides medical care to UCLA’s students, continues to pull the rug from underneath its students. The Ashe Center has a bad habit of implementing rapid, unannounced policy changes […]
In the Know: Westwood’s embattled history
On this week’s “In the Know” podcast, assistant Opinion editor Omar Said looks at the place we call home. He investigates why exactly there’s a new neighborhood council in Westwood, and the history of politics in UCLA’s hometown. Omar Said: From the Daily Bruin, I’m Omar Said. This is “In the Know.” This week, we […]