The line between healthy and toxic emotional connections with celebrities has become increasingly blurred.
Parasocial relationships – which form when a group of fans has a one-sided attachment to someone famous – have blazed through celebrity culture in recent years, fueled in part by the rise of social media.

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.

UCLA Vintage is back in style.
Owned by twin brothers Jake and Max Santaniello, the UCLA Vintage shop curates a collection of second-hand clothing and accessories that embody the style passed down through former generations of Bruins.

After a serious motorcycle accident in April 2022, Ty Wells needed to find a new way to navigate UCLA’s hilly campus. Traveling between classes in their wheelchair proved difficult, but the fourth-year sociology student then discovered they were eligible for BruinAccess.

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.

This post was updated April 18 at 10:58 p.m.
Ira Gorawara
Daily Bruin contributor
Prediction: MPSF champions
Each game, it’s someone new for the Bruins.
Among a roster of players who have registered the team’s best conference season since 1995, UCLA has produced its deepest roster in recent history.

This post was updated Mar. 10 at 6:57 p.m.
Another picture-perfect celebration awaits at the upcoming Oscars ceremony.
Returning to the Dolby Theatre, the 2023 Academy Awards will be honoring the biggest names in film once again.

On Sunday, the Bruins bested their crosstown rival Trojans in a 5-3 win after a run-saving catch from sophomore second baseman Duce Gourson.

With two upcoming top-five matchups and a rematch against a nonconference foe, No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball will take on the only team it lost to this season – No.

Ethan Champlin decided he would rather crash over a table than let the opposition win a point.
Three sets in – one having gone to the Bruins and one to the Anteaters – the junior outside hitter rushed beyond the bounds of the court to save the ball, leaping across a media table to pass it back to his teammates.