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 […]
Graduate student Rocco Pucillo sells ‘Imaginary Foe’ to Warner Bros.
Rocco Pucillo can recall the creative writing lessons he was so fond of during his time in grade school. It was there the seed was planted for the career he would come to pursue so passionately. “When I was in grammar school, the principal (taught) a creative writing class where she did all these exercises,” […]
Fashion Beyond UCLA: Guide to postgrad style
Yoga pants and slacks. Blazers and crop tops. Rainbow sandals and oxfords. It’s hard to imagine a world where all of the above can peacefully coexist. Approaching graduation day, fashion becomes just another element of the scary transition into the “real world.” This quarter, columnist Noor Gill’s “Student Sartorialist” has covered trends and fashion niches […]
Spotlight on LA: Summer Previews
Dear reader, Here at the Daily Bruin, we’re beyond a bruin, just like you. In Arts & Entertainment, we want to write stories for you, about you and because of you. As hard as we try, we haven’t held up that promise to you, our reader, in terms of our neglected online blog, Spotlight. But […]