UCLA’s recent football coaching hire has done what years of messaging could not: It has created real optimism on campus. Students are paying attention again. Alumni are engaged.

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:54 p.m.
I remember reading a theory about serial killers while sitting in a philosophy class. The author stated that childhood trauma reverted their brains to a preevolutionary state where they became hardwired to kill.

When I read the article “UCLA student Jessica Rose pursues self-publishing, discusses commitment,” I immediately thought of my own experiences with self-publishing and co-authoring research.
Her reflections on doubt and perseverance reminded me that the first steps toward a project, no matter how small, often feel the hardest, but they are the ones that make the biggest difference.

This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:49 p.m.
My heart started racing the moment they passed me the microphone.
It was a class seminar on the current political landscape of 2024.

Nostalgia feels like a constant companion as a fourth-year student.
College will soon be over, and I will begin the next chapter of my life.
As a kid, everything felt endless, but with each passing year, the last times have become clearer to me.

In recent weeks, controversy surrounding Israel and Palestine once again roiled UCLA’s campus. This time, the catalyst was a talk by Noura Erakat, a professor at Rutgers University, on the theme of “Revisiting Zionism as a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination.” Campus critics of the event argued that it lacked balance and contributed to a feeling of unsafety for many Jews on campus.

This post was updated Jan. 8 at 6:58 p.m.
I stared blankly at the text from my cousin requesting I send over my holiday wish list.