Multifactor authentication. Many of us groan and roll our eyes the second those words are heard, and for good reason. Multifactor authentication is a security system that asks a user for more than one form of identification for a login into a secure database. The first form of ID essentially refers to a password – […]
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UCLA should shake dust off earthquake safety education, preparations
With every tremble of the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake, many Californians wondered: “Is this going to be the Big One?” To say that UCLA is in earthquake country is an understatement. With the Santa Monica Fault running through Westwood, the Newport-Inglewood Fault a stone’s throw away and the San Andreas Fault – the seismic giant – […]
UCLA must recognize students’ need for faster Wi-Fi connection in digital era
UCLA: the birthplace of the internet. Too bad the university never got past the 1970s connection speed. Students on the Hill have become numb to dial-up era connection, spotty Wi-Fi and switching between UCLA’s two main Wi-Fi networks in the hopes one might actually work. In 2010, Wi-Fi wasn’t even fully available in all the […]
The new Honors program is hard. But the problem is that it might be undoable.
This post was updated July 7 at 12:19 p.m. Gold and purple cords mark the students who graduate from the honors program at the end of four years. But as it stands, not many will make it out with flying colors. This past fall, the UCLA College of Letters and Science Honors Department announced its […]
The Centennial Campaign has created a brand for UCLA that strays far from reality
Light shows on Royce Hall, enormous fundraisers and fancy graduation sashes marked UCLA’s 100 year celebration, as it made the promise of “Lighting the Way” for generations to come. But with the spotlight on the Centennial Campaign, everyone else was left in the dark. The Centennial Campaign is a fundraising effort meant to celebrate 100 […]
Above all else, the Daily Bruin gave me lasting friendships and memories -30-
I’ve spent several years thinking of what to write in this very column. I’ve tried multiple times to make this about journalism. I’ve tried to explain all of the wonderful opportunities I’ve had with The Bruin and all of the hard skills I’ve learned during my time here. Ultimately, though, I find myself coming back […]
The newsroom provided me with a sense of belonging away from home -30-
This is so hard to write. Seriously, I’ve started five drafts already, only to stop midway each time. Nothing I write seems complete, almost as if I’m doing an injustice to my college experience because I can’t possibly sum up the best four years of my life in one column. I applied to UCLA on […]