Editor’s note: We verified claims in this submission that some students celebrated Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on social media prior to publication, but decided to not cite specific examples to protect students’ privacy. Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the nation’s fiercest defenders of freedom, liberty and the Constitution, died Feb. 13. The left wasted no […]
Category Archives: Community
Submission: Imbalanced reporting on USAC EVP compromises journalistic integrity
The Daily Bruin has too frequently tested both the boundary of fact and my patience. For the past few weeks, reporters for the Daily Bruin, who are apparently also allowed to write as opinion columnists, have launched a smear campaign against the character and actions of not only the Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice […]
Submission: Students must participate in community efforts to improve education
Since its debut, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk, “The danger of a single story” has become an integral part of my classroom with its message of not taking a single story as the ultimate truth. It allows us to discuss identity, who we are, who gets to tell our stories and how people […]
Submission: UCLA UniCamp offers students opportunities to grow, make an impact
From my experience, almost every UCLA student wants to “make a difference.” The more than 1,000 student groups at UCLA exemplify the wide range of passions that creates the energy and excitement that pulses through campus. That being said, UCLA UniCamp is the best opportunity for students to grow and develop as leaders, while also […]
Perfect fit
Perfect fit We fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, with the edges worn from use. Our limbs flowed liquid into each other, filling up space we didn’t know we had. Bodies mending bits broken sheared off in transit, or never made to begin with. We broke conventional wisdom, starting at the middle and building outwards. […]
Submission: Lasting love makes long-distance college relationships worth the plunge
We’re standing in front of a beer-covered Christmas tree, tucked in the corner of a dimly lit apartment, illuminated only by the cheap $5.99 twinkle lights randomly strung up all around us. He and I are alone – except for the faint sound of music from the party down the street. Though the conversation is […]
Submission: College crushes, soulmates and Paul Rudd
Welcome to college! It’s your first day of class, and you’re basking in your new collegiate self. You’re the prime example of a well-adjusted freshman. You’ve had your first sip of alcohol outside of a family gathering during zero week, spent the last few days with a solid group of people in which you’ve already […]