I used to joke with the news staff that the Daily Bruin’s chief contributions to my life would be an ability to spell every California politician’s name accurately and a Zagat-level knowledge of ASUCLA restaurants.

Faced with mounting budget deficits, the UCLA Student Media department is asking students to increase fees each quarter to help support the department financially.

Graduating seniors may remember when Facebook was the underground, underdog challenger to MySpace, when users couldn’t post photo albums and applications were still just a twinkle in founder Mark Zuckerberg’s eye.

The occasional camera crew filming on campus, along with the lists of famous alumni, are high-profile reminders of UCLA’s connections to the entertainment industry.

Rising costs and budget shortfalls are forcing UCLA departments to make cuts that could make it more difficult for students to enroll in classes they need to graduate.

UCLA gear is everywhere.

UC officials are reviewing the names of UCLA and UC Irvine’s engineering schools in the wake of Henry Samueli’s recent conviction of lying to federal investigators, officials said recently.

Henry Samueli, CEO of Broadcom Corporation and the philanthropist for whom UCLA’s engineering school is named, pleaded guilty last week to lying to federal investigators.

Community service is a common component of high school students’ resumes. But once the college admissions incentive is gone, many students choose not to continue their service activities, a trend that many honor societies at UCLA seek to change

Forget all the graduation cliches about spreading your wings and flying ““ for two UCLA students, those aren’t far from the truth.