As the new academic year rolls around, the UCLA community has been faced with Chancellor Gene Block’s retirement announcement after 16 eventful years of serving the University.

The microwave beeped, signaling the end of the convenient reheating process. I pulled out my bowls of leftover stew and rice, which my mom had made in one big batch at the beginning of the week.

Dear Bruins:
A lot has happened on our campus over the past year.
Although most of your minds are undoubtedly jumping to Chancellor Gene Block’s retirement announcement or last year’s fall quarter United Auto Workers strike, here at the Daily Bruin, we’re simultaneously thinking of the hidden accounts that would have gone unreported without our investigative coverage.

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 7:37 p.m.
What if Barbie had a nine-to-five, three kids and no babysitter?
Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster “Barbie” illustrates our cultural obsession with women’s “choice,” or the feminist promise that women can pursue any career while raising a family.

Welcome, Bruins – both first-timers and those who are returning. We are thrilled to have you with us here on campus and in Westwood Village.
During your time at UCLA, you will engage in rigorous inquiry, hone your skills and abilities, grow as people and foster lifelong connections with those around you.

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:12 p.m.
Just 13 seconds. That is how long it took for my phone to download Threads.
In the short time it takes to download a new social media app, people typically don’t take the time to consider all the potential problems that may come with it – from burnout to addiction to misinformation.

This post was updated Oct. 1 at 7:32 p.m.
The UC has once again demonstrated its disregard for transfer student needs.
In June, the UC Academic Senate expressed its opposition to Assembly Bill 1749, which would guarantee transfer admission into the UC system to students with an associate degree, as the California State University system already does.