Category Archives: Opinion

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 […]

No Offense, But: Admissions and administrators

“No Offense, But” is back for the final podcast of the year. Join outgoing Opinion editor Keshav Tadimeti, outgoing assistant Opinion editor Ani Gasparyan and columnist Enming Zhang talk about UCLA’s plan to reduce enrollment rates and grow summer classes. After the break, they bring out the tissue boxes for administrators’ lack of transparency and […]

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 […]

My tenure as an editor may have been grueling, but the people made it worth it -30-

I’m not good at remembering things. I didn’t think much of it when I joined the Daily Bruin. I applied on what was basically a whim a second before the deadline for applications closed and probably didn’t read the paper until the day of my interview. It wasn’t a prominent start to something I’d end […]

Despite promises and publicity, UC perpetuates lackluster response to harassment

This year, thousands of UCLA graduates will be women. But very few of them will go on to become professors. The majority of students and college graduates today are women. But professorship remains a position largely occupied by men – and there are a lot of reasons why that’s the case. Sexual harassment and sexual […]