I never believed I was meant to be a journalist.
I am 5 feet 2 inches tall and hardly have a commanding figure. I spent 12 years in Catholic school and was often taught to be kind but somewhat deferential to others.

The Daily Bruin won two national awards for best in-depth reporting and best sports column writing from the Society of Professional Journalists’ college newspaper contest, officials announced Wednesday.

Dozens of documents leaked on Facebook Monday allege that members of the undergraduate student government LET’S ACT! slate illegally spent student fee funds on their past two campaigns, sold alcohol and marijuana to raise campaign revenue and solicited money from student groups in return for representation in the slate.

The Daily Bruin won best all-around daily student newspaper for the second year in a row and five other first-place merits in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence regional awards, which were announced Saturday morning.

This post was updated April 14 at 3:29 p.m.
More than 100 firefighters fought down a blaze in the UCLA School of Dentistry early Tuesday morning that damaged half a floor in the school, although there were no injuries.

The Daily Bruin won 30 awards from the California College Media Association’s annual contest Saturday, including the award for Best Daily Newspaper for the second year in a row.

The family of a patient who died from UCLA’s recent “superbug” outbreak filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a health care device manufacturer for wrongful death, alleged negligence and fraud.

SAN DIEGO — The UCLA cadets went to sleep at 9 p.m. and woke up three hours before sunrise. By 2 p.m. they had sprinted, jogged, climbed and hauled equipment for more than 8 miles up and down steep brush- and dirt-covered terrain, most of it while carrying more than 45 pounds of military gear, including “rubber ducks,” or dummy rifles.

A bill that would require all state universities to adopt sexual assault policies that outline a distinct standard for consent passed the state Senate on Thursday.

University of California teaching assistants announced this week they will go on strike during finals week if the University does not meet their collective bargaining demands before then.