Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing my city’s vice mayor. It was for an event called College Day,* which is going to be taking place all over San Jose, CA and is essentially an event that encourages kids to start thinking about college. This year’s theme is “Education Journey”. Basically, adults are supposed to…
The stairs at UCLA and why the ones they call the “Awkward Steps” are the only ones that feel right
Let me start by saying that I am 6’2″ (6’3″ if you ask my mom), and more than half of that is my legs. I am what you would call extremely lanky, spider-like, even. If I didn’t love eating ice cream so much, I would make one hell of a long distance runner. With that…
Floor Government (and why you shoudn’t be anything except for Publicity Chair)
When you get into your dorm room as a first year, you are going to be assaulted with information. You will get info on alcohol danger, what to do when you are walking home alone at night, how to join the writer’s club, etc etc. One thing that your RAs will be pushing on you…
Campus Celebrities
After being away from campus for three weeks as I enjoyed a vacation in Vancouver, Canada and its vicinity with my family, my absence seemed to have been much longer than that. Amongst my friends catching me up on what I had missed, what amused me the most was their insistence that I realised that Miley Cyrus…
For Freshmen: Getting to Know your Roommates before Move In
As incoming Freshmen, the one thing that most intrigues us about going away for college is the living ‘in’ college part. Before moving into UCLA, I loved filling out my housing application and inputting my living preferences, etc. I submitted my application, paid the fee, and waited patiently to receive my housing offer letter. The…
Bunches of fun
This post is for those of you who like dancing. Fall quarter of last year was a time of lots and lots of change for me. I started new classes, ate three meals a day with people my age, and began doing my own laundry. Perhaps the biggest change for me was saying goodbye to…
Advice for Incoming Bruins: Using the Ashe Center
Welcome, freshmen Bruins! As you are getting ready to transition into your new life at UCLA, I’m sure you and your parents have many questions about the campus and its amenities. Where will I eat? What can I do on weekends? Where do I meet people? Although these are all important questions, one of my…
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…
Unique Path to Graduating UCLA
As most of you may or may not know from reading my posts, I have mentioned how this upcoming year will be my third and final year at UCLA. Yes, you read that right. I’m graduating a year early. Why/how would I do that, might you care to ask? Well, to start things off, I…
Dorms continued!
OK! Meal plans. You can choose from five meal plans. You can either have 19, 14, or 11 meals a week, and the 19 and 14 plans have a premiere option. Basically, with premiere you get a bunch of benefits: your meal swipes roll over from week to week you can swipe people in you…
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