All around the walls of the Daily Bruin ““ climbing up the sides of cubicles, layered on top of metal cabinets and generally occupying any piece of free horizontal space ““ are pieces of white printer paper with quotes typed on them.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa “”mdash; I spent the World Cup opener between South Africa and Mexico standing outside a fully-packed pub on the waterfront with my face pressed against the glass, watching the game through a window.

Rio de Janeiro “”mdash; I was off the plane for about 10 minutes and stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the freeway when the driver in the adjacent car got my attention without saying a word.

I have an earnest and heartfelt question I’ve wanted to ask for a while: Does anyone actually do reading assignments for discussion sections?

There was a story recently published by CNN about a college graduate who was suing her alma mater for a full reimbursement of her undergraduate tuition, a sum of $70,000.

This year, California faced a budget shortfall of $60 billion.

This column is for me, not you.

Part of the $825 billion stimulus package being put together in Washington could go to making college more affordable and improving energy-efficiency practices within the University of California system.

There are only two things that matter to a Bruin: balance and perfection.

The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was ranked third in the nation, and for the 19th consecutive year, the best in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals” in its July 21 issue.