I struggle to find a more difficult moment in my life than the one in the waiting room of the Daily Bruin on April 6, 2012. I sat staring at my cell phone trying to cry but not having the ability to do so. I was numb. I was angry. I was embarrassed. All I […]
Tag Archives: grad2013
Mansi Sheth: Sports writing turns page to different opportunities
I think that at some point, every senior has an end-of-college crisis. Mine came while I was filling out the activities section of my medical school application. Daily Bruin Sports: assistant editor and senior staffer. That’s it? Four years of writing wraps on wraps on previews on wraps while spending countless hours in the windowless […]
Thirstbusters drummer gains industry experience at Atlantic Records
Sometimes, being in the right place at the right time can make all the difference. For fourth-year ethnomusicology student Forrest Mitchell, it helped him land an internship at Atlantic Records.
Farmer’s market community shares advice to graduating class
Every Thursday afternoon, Broxton Avenue becomes a hotbed of bustling activity, as merchants and farmers set up shop for the weekly Westwood Village Farmer’s Market. From farm-raised fruits and vegetables to handcrafted jewelry, the market – established in 1994 – offers a wide variety of goods that attracts both regular visitors and casual passerby. The […]
Submission: Chancellor Block encourages Bruin spirit forever
As UCLA students, each of you arrived on campus with your own unique talents, background and ambitions. At the same time, you also shared some important qualities with your fellow students – a thirst to excel, a knack for leadership and a commitment to making the world around you a better place. One of the […]
Devin Kelly: The story is yours to tell
I’m staring at a white board in the Kerckhoff Hall conference room where I’ve spent countless hours in Daily Bruin budget meetings. Inside a sketch of a page, someone has written four words in brown dry erase marker. “This is your story.” It is, isn’t it? At the Daily Bruin, we wrangle stories like unbroken […]
A look into UCLA’s student bands
For a school that contains thousands of talented musicians yearning for a space to perform, UCLA nightlife is characterized by Greek shindigs and apartment parties colored by Top 40 radio singles and electronic remixes from an iPod-connected speaker.
From time to time, however, nights at UCLA are much different.