Author Archives: Ross Aikins

In what seems like the longest political preseason ever, California has been chopped liver for the past year while Iowa and New Hampshire get to have all the fun.
Suddenly we’re the belle of the ball.

They say you can’t tell a book by its cover, but what can you tell about a university by its recreation center?

On Dec. 29, the Daily Bruin broke news online that Rick Neuheisel would be named the new coach of UCLA football. Just in case you didn’t catch that scoop however, the Athletic Department fired off a broadcast telephone message to members of the UCLA community ““ myself included.

A friend of mine contacted me a few weeks ago, claiming she had a “pop-culture emergency” on her hands.

With Blue and Gold Week fast approaching, UCLA and USC will be pitted against each other, as the campuses are transformed from placid research and knowledge factories into mobs of alternating pride and hate.

Like so many college students, Cedric and Michelle began their relationship after meeting in class ““ a developmental psychology class at USC.

Earlier this month, the UC Academic Student Employees and the University of California agreed to a new contract for teaching assistants that included wage increases, family-friendly benefits, anti-discrimination provisions and workload protections.