Being asked about your five-year plan after graduation can be exciting and intimidating at the same time.
In one week, I will walk across the stage to receive my diploma.

Most of my time at UCLA has been spent either on Zoom or the 405 Freeway.
Alumni, fellow students and professors all congratulate me as I near the end of my academic journey.

Three out of 10 undergraduate students at UCLA change majors.
But for about a quarter of the student body, opportunities to rethink their futures aren’t so easy to come by.

This post was updated Sept. 29 at 9:05 p.m.
Extracurriculars are the crux of a student’s resume.
But finding opportunities that support your interests and have fair compensation is no easy task.

This post was updated May 31 at 6:13 p.m.
It’s possible for California to have fresh air without the influence of a global health crisis.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were confined to their homes and nonessential travel came to a halt.

The COVID-19 pandemic and national demonstrations against the deaths of Black Americans have shed light on the brutal manifestations of systemic racism. Across humanity’s collective history, stories have elevated marginalized voices and breathed life into once broken structures.

Letters of recommendation are a common and prevalent part of academia for many students.
But this might be doing more harm than good.
Remote learning has made this fact brutally clear – especially when it comes to non-traditional students.

The art for this post was updated Jan. 11 at 6:48 p.m.
Dave McNary was the backbone of each newsroom he was a part of – from the Daily Bruin to Variety.

Marcia Santini can’t escape the feeling of burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Santini, an emergency room nurse at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, is one of many health care workers who is overwhelmed by the pandemic.