UCLA’s meal plan system provides Bruins with access to a variety of dining options: food trucks, dining halls and on-campus restaurants. At the beginning of each school year, students living on the Hill choose between six distinct plans differentiated by amount and flexibility.

On April 1, Duolingo posted a video on TikTok where their mascot performed a musical number in Spanish while ice skating to advertise a “Duolingo on Ice” musical.

Amid a downward trend in collegiate language course enrollments nationally, UCLA language programs and student organizations continue to push for active engagement in language learning.
Language learning enrollment in higher education saw a significant drop in recent years, according to the latest Modern Language Association report released last November.

UCLA has acquired three properties in the past two years, enabling various opportunities for the university throughout Los Angeles.
These three properties include the former Marymount California University campus in Rancho Palos Verdes, Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles and Westside Pavilion mall in West LA.

This post was updated June 5 at 8:02 p.m. 
Social media platform TikTok and e-commerce companies SHEIN and Temu have recently gained prevalence in the United States, particularly among college students.

This post was updated June 5 at 7:51 p.m. 
Recent demonstrations at UCLA have raised questions regarding First Amendment rights and protections afforded to those participating in protests, encampments and other forms of activism on the public school’s campus.

Downtown Los Angeles experienced one of its historically wettest months February, hitting a record 12.56 inches of rain three weeks into the month, according to the LA Daily News.

For UCLA students, different forms of transportation provide a critical link between campus and the job and recreational opportunities Los Angeles offers.
California has long embraced cars as its primary mode of transportation and is traditionally considered an auto-centric state, according to the California Capitol Museum.

Bruins may use music to accompany their studies and socialization as the rhythm of midterms season accelerates.
Research and student experiences suggest ties between music and the brain in influencing our emotions and behaviors.

This post was updated March 31 at 10:13 p.m.
California held its primary elections March 5, officially kick-starting the voting season in the state until the general election in November.