There is one thing that all bruins, aspiring bruins, and bruin lovers must know and that one thing is the famous Eight Clap. It’s serious business. To begin, I am not very coordinated and even though I have a great memory, the Eight clap is somewhat difficult for me so I’m putting together this guide…
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UCLA Goes to London (Week 2)
Second week in London! This week began with a trip to Camden, a town known for its thrift shops and food. It was like going to a giant outdoor market; vendors everywhere trying to sell you so much stuff. A group of us spent a few hours there and my friend Evan and I broke…
International Student Tip: Make use of the Dashew Center
Hi international students! It’s that time of the year when we’re starting to review or book our plane tickets to LAX in anticipation of the beginning of our journey abroad here in LA. As you’re making your preparations for life at UCLA, make sure you don’t forget to check out the Dashew Center! The Dashew…
Advice from a nonAdviser: An Essay
For all of you future, present, and past Bruins out there following this blog, and of course for all of you nonBruins who have a fantastically passionate admiration for UCLA and are thus following this blog, I write to you with advice. I know what you’re thinking, what could she possibly know that I don’t…
Bruins Take London
When I talk to prospective students about attending UCLA, one of the primary benefits I speak most to is the opportunities available to students, no matter what their major or distinction. One of those opportunities is Studying Abroad and Travel Study. I am lucky enough to be able to take advantage of this great opportunity. …
Featured Study Spot: Novel Café
Another week has passed by and brought summer session A to an end! And, like the end of any term, it must be accompanied by a round of finals. Naturally, finals week (or the week immediately preceding it) is a crucial time when previously relaxed study habits suddenly click into gear and “get down to…
Featured Study Spot: Café Hammer
Although there are plenty of places to study on campus, UCLA students are very resourceful and seek out alternative good study spots in nearby Westwood, our college town. It’s less about being bored of the ten libraries we have on campus and more about discovering nice little niches in Westwood that offer different atmospheres to…
Momma’s Boy
So my dad and sister have been out of town for the past week. I guess it’s more like they have been out of country. My dad is in England on a business trip (which I don’t understand. If you are going to do business, go to Hawaii or Fiji, whatever), and my sister is in Belgium as an au pair. That means…
You’re Becoming a Bruin!
This past weekend, one of my best friends came home from a volunteer program in China. I hadn’t seen her in 5 months and it was good to see her face again and hear her voice. We had quite a bit to talk about–mainly her admission to UCLA as a transfer student! We are both…
Happy Fourth of July! An international student’s perspective
As an international student, I have never understood nor fully experienced all the enthusiasm that goes into planning and preparing for annual Fourth of July festivities. I have watched fireworks for Chinese “Double Ten Day” or National Day (October 10th), Thai Coronation Day (May 5th), and Canada Day (July 1st), but have never known the…
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