Based off of Mitch Albom’s novel, “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” UCLA students discuss the “Five Professors You Meet in College,” who embody five distinct qualities that have taught students lessons that will aid them in their lives following college: charisma, open-mindedness, relatability, compassion and innovativeness. The five professors are film and television […]
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Listen: Interest in design sparks music student’s drive to study both art forms
An average day for fourth-year student Eliott Ephrati might include practicing the violin for hours to prepare for a recital, writing and directing a short movie, coding a microchip to get data from a brain sensor, or designing a next generation computer mouse. Ephrati, the only student double majoring in violin performance and Design | […]
Listen: Westwood’s underground music scene flourishes despite lack of venues
Party options for a Thursday night always include a raging house party or a bar crawl, but how about a hip concert with a live band? Westwood’s underground music scene sprang up alongside a few key bands over the last few years to offset the otherwise sparse music venues Westwood has to offer. Graduating seniors […]
Listen: Seniors pursue their passions in postgraduation careers
Everyone knows that the real world is much different from college. However, the disparity of this difference is not really fully appreciated until students begin entering the workforce as adults. UCLA graduate and undergraduate students alike use their diverse passions and networking experiences to plan out their futures. UCLA MBA seniors Anna Baxter and Kelsey […]
Submission: Student embraces fear to overcome challenges
I came to a roadblock after five great years here at UCLA. I met many people – few of them were real and kept it real. I studied abroad thrice, produced tangible changes on this campus and developed in ways that were unbeknownst to any wayward kid from Richmond, Calif. I did phenomenal work and […]
Alexandre Johnson: Journey really is the best part
Graduation is around the corner, and while it is a grand event full of accolades, it is also an ending. Endings, without fail, show us how successful we were in meeting our objectives and if we stayed on course. Most students shoot for the finish, focused on a distant goal, without truly looking at the […]
Andra Lim: Seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary
I was voted the Daily Bruin’s most anal retentive staffer at the end of this year. I would be a bit offended, if the title didn’t so obviously suit me. Part of my job is worrying about small things like headline space, whether to say “more” or “over,” where a certain paragraph should be placed […]