This spring, approximately 690 students will be graduating with a degree from the psychology department, one of the largest at UCLA. Daily Bruin Radio speaks with students, exploring why these majors are so popular and the reason why so many students enter the psychology department. — TRANSCRIPT: BLAKE: How do people learn things? And what […]
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Career Center helps UCLA grads find footing in job market
In June, the UCLA Class of 2014 will graduate and face a growing but competitive job market. What does it take to start a successful and fulfilling career in 2014? The UCLA Career Center seeks to answer this question while helping recent graduates find their footing in the job market. — TRANSCRIPT: CAMPBELL: This June, […]
Stories of older students enrich UCLA’s Class of 2014
Two of the oldest undergraduate students in UCLA’s Class of 2014 share their stories:
Andrew Florez, 69, is the oldest undergraduate student graduating this year. After health issues made him rethink what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, he applied to UCLA with the desire to spend that time doing something he loves.
Robert Skeels, 48, is one of the oldest returning undergraduate students to graduate this year. Despite the challenges of being a returning student, he chose to come back to UCLA and finish the degree in classical civilization that he began almost 20 years ago.
Finding common ground between on- and off-campus lifestyles
Students share their thoughts, comments and crazy stories about the differences between living on and off the Hill. They may seem worlds apart from each other, but the two halves of UCLA both share the college experience in slightly different settings. — TRANSCRIPT: SORRELLS: So I was standing on the sidewalk, about to go into […]
Q&A: Musician Naomi Robin shares postgrad plans
Whether recording for record labels, interning for a music company that has managed such artists as the Shins or captivating a crowd from onstage with her band, Naomi and the Bandits, graduating fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin is showing no signs of slowing down, even as the doors of UCLA close behind her. As […]
Graduate student raps on current events, philosophy
Nigerian rapper and philosophy graduate student Olufemi Taiwo, who performs under the name Femi, woke up one morning with music chords and a melody in his head. Somehow, though he cannot explain it, he knew that they would fit with an event that greatly resonated with him: the April kidnapping of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls. “I’ve […]
Bruin pursues music, dance curriculum with Fulbright Program
Samad Guerra was initially convinced he had been rejected by the Fulbright Program in Morocco. Guerra said he was so nervous during his interview that he felt quite pessimistic about his acceptance. However, in February, the fifth-year world arts and cultures student received word that he would be traveling to Morocco in summer despite his […]