The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Ever since she was a little girl, Serena Lee dreamed of graduating from UCLA. Even before she was admitted to the university, she watched UCLA commencement speeches online and aspired to give one […]
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Ruff-housing: Baseball should be a bigger hit with students
If a college baseball program makes the College World Series two of the past three years, averages over 44 wins a season and has 27 players drafted over that span, but no one is there to see it, does it really happen?
Kylie Reynolds: Stacks of newspapers, stacks of memories
I’ve left stacks of Daily Bruin papers throughout the country. Some reside in my mom’s house in Ohio. Others are scattered in drawers at my grandparents’ home in Riverside, Calif. And a significant chunk sit in my Kelton apartment closet. It’s true – I’m a pack rat. I have a penchant for holding onto trinkets, […]
Angelica Lai: Magic, passion prevail
There’s something sad and magical about lasts – whether it’s the last page of a 300-page book, the last time your roommate lets you use the kitchen unsupervised or, as in my case, the last shift you have as a Daily Bruin copy editor. While holding a freshly printed copy of a finished page to […]
Q&A: Alum speaks on landing a role in ‘The Internship’
Raphael sat down with Daily Bruin’s Aalhad Patankar to talk about making it in Hollywood, working with the “Wedding Crashers” team, and his advice for graduating Bruins looking to follow their dreams.
Submission: Retiring professor encourages critical, independent thought
I have regarded my time at UCLA a great privilege, both because of the high intellectual quality of the students who have chosen to take my courses and because of the stimulation from serving with such extraordinary scholars in the department of history and other departments on campus. I have been honored by invitations to […]
Discus thrower wins national championship at NCAAs, three other Bruins place
Coming into the NCAA championships, Julian Wruck held all 25 of the longest collegiate discus throws this season. With such an impressive track record, the expectations and pressure were higher than one of his record-setting throws. The redshirt junior was one of ten UCLA Bruins to qualify for the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore. this […]