This post was updated Sept. 6 at 6:25 p.m.
As Bruins pack their bags to return for fall quarter, they should be focused on taking intriguing classes, building friendships and joining clubs.

Imagine two UCLA students earn the highest grade their professors award.
One receives an A. The other receives an A+.
Both students earned the best grade available in their respective courses, as some professors do not offer A+ grades, and UCLA doesn’t require them to.

This post was updated Aug. 30 at 6:59 p.m.
Low enrollment odds. Overflowing classrooms. Undergraduate students overwhelming faculty and teaching assistants.
Every political science student at UCLA is accustomed to them by now.

This post was updated Aug. 30 at 7:05 p.m.
Los Angeles Unified School District’s former superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, resigned this June.
LAUSD is the second-largest public school district in the country, serving over 500,000 students.

I hate my job.
I’ve uttered this phrase more times than I can count. It seems like every new position leaves me anxious for the next.

What’s your name? Your major? Where are you from? What dorm are you living in?
These questions will be the soundtrack to new students’ first few weeks at UCLA.

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6 p.m.
The latest iteration of Los Angeles’ charter reform process has ended in disappointment.
In August 2024, Mayor Karen Bass created the Charter Reform Commission to study LA’s city charter – the document that acts as the city’s constitution.