Blue and gold runs through the generations in this family.
In 1987, Tina Choyce graduated from UCLA with a bachelor of arts in psychology. Decades later, her three daughters will all have graduated from her alma mater.

Diversity, equity and inclusion: Three simple concepts that encompass the importance of fostering representation, providing accessible opportunities and celebrating differences among people of all backgrounds.
DEI programs should be considered a step in the right direction.

Dear Bruins:
It’s been a rough year – and we are not alone in this. The challenges extend far beyond the walls of UCLA or even the United States.

“Welcome to the Mother City.”
As I stepped onto African soil for the first time, I was met with this powerful greeting at the Cape Town International Airport.

As I jumped 700 feet into the unknown, it was in that exhilarating moment of ultimate freedom that I discovered the power of simply letting go.

This post was updated July 9 at 7:16 p.m.
In 2022, UCLA purchased the campus of Marymount California University and established a joint task force to decide how UCLA should use it.

Bruins are faced with everyday issues that extend past the immediate confines of their Westwood campus. The Daily Bruin Opinion editors provide the latest commentary on state and nationwide issues that go far “Beyond Bruin Walk.”
Public confidence in the Supreme Court is at a record low, seemingly for justified reasons.

This post was updated April 25 at 9:43 p.m.
Bruins are faced with everyday issues that extend past the immediate confines of their Westwood campus. The Daily Bruin Opinion editors provide the latest commentary on state and nationwide issues that go far “Beyond Bruin Walk.”
Any individual who commits a crime should be held accountable – even former world leaders.

Growing up as a young Black girl, I was constantly taught to hate myself.
I remember gazing into the mirror to meticulously criticize the intricate coils, kinks and textures that made up my uniquely shaped afro – I despised everything about it.

“The Black Bruin Experience” is a series by assistant Opinion editor Laila Wheeler, a second-year public affairs and sociology student. As a Black student at UCLA, she will be exploring a variety of Black issues, from institutional racism to anti-Blackness to the everyday experiences of being Black in the higher education system.