As the new academic year nears, Bruins may be exploring financial independence for the first time, from learning how to manage a budget to building credit.

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 on March 7 at 8:17 p.m.
UCLA’s college town of Westwood is home to almost 100 different startups offering one thing: food.

Bird, a shared electric scooter company, announced its filing for bankruptcy Dec. 20, raising questions for the industry and users alike. 
Scooters brandished with the bright blue Bird logo can often be spotted on campus and in Westwood largely because Bird has been the only shared e-scooter and bike company legally permitted to operate on UCLA’s campus since 2019, according to UCLA Transportation.

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act aims to enforce equal financial opportunities for all Americans through regulation of lenders by conducting regulatory checks and investigating consumer complaints.

This post was updated Nov. 7 at 8:47 p.m.
Lowering the cost of pharmaceutical drugs may alleviate financial burdens for nearly 60% of adults in the United States who took some form of prescription medication last year, but such a proposal may come at a cost. 
In August 2023, President Biden announced federal health insurance program Medicare will negotiate lower prices for 10 drugs commonly used by older patients that address conditions ranging from diabetes to heart disease.

This post was updated Oct 12 at 10:58 p.m.
As increasingly advanced technological developments manifest in Bruins’ daily lives through social media and other internet applications, questions arise regarding their implications on data privacy issues.