Opinion
April 21, 2026 11:53 a.m.
(Jeanelle Ocampo/Daily Bruin staff)
So-called health specialists have established their influence across social media recently.
The result is a health and wellness realm flooded with constant misinformation.
Many women find themselves trapped between two unsupportive worlds: one of the misinformed wellness preachers of Instagram and the other of a dismissive medical environment.
By Prisha Puntambekar
Opinion
April 20, 2026 8:27 p.m.“Green in the Blue and Gold” is a series created by Angelina Alkhouri, an Opinion columnist and a third-year human biology and society student. She will write about sustainability pitfalls at UCLA and the greater Los Angeles community, along with the consequences of choosing to ignore them.
By Angelina Alkhouri
Opinion
April 19, 2026 2:42 p.m.Opinion: For its mental health ecosystem, UCLA needs a more imperative culture
This post was updated April 20 at 10:55 a.m.
Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States is available by calling or texting 988.
By Johnnie Yang
Opinion
April 19, 2026 1:48 p.m.Op-ed: Make your USAC campaign about connecting with people, not passing out paper
Exactly a year ago, I decided to run for International Student Representative on the Undergraduate Students Association Council.
At the time, that decision felt both obvious and slightly unhinged.
By Keya Tanna
Opinion
April 11, 2026 5:43 p.m.Opinion: Taking a page out of Alysa Liu’s story: Learning to live by your own rules
Alysa Liu won something more precious than gold before her skates even scratched the ice in Milan.
By enjoying every minute of her performance, regardless of possible results, the UCLA student-turned-figure skating star showed the world that living by one’s own rules is more valuable than any medal.
By Sofia Martins
Opinion
April 7, 2026 2:50 p.m.Opinion: Diverse classrooms lead to diverse viewpoints, enriched learning opportunities
When learning to write an argumentative essay, students are introduced to the dreaded counterargument. Students are told they must state an argument they don’t believe in so that they can refute it in their next paragraph.
By Rana Darwich
Opinion
April 1, 2026 4:21 p.m.Op-ed: USAC must listen to, include transfer students to properly represent all Bruins
This post was updated April 16 at 8:05 p.m.
When I look at them, they are distant. All of my flaws, they lack. They somehow know everything about a campus that still feels so foreign to me.
By Hyerim Yoon
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