Orientation is a time of transformation and self-discovery for many new students ahead of the start of their time on campus. As the next generation of Bruins prepares to take the stage, the Opinion editors, looking back on their own first years at UCLA, give their advice in the latest edition of “A Difference of Opinion Editors.”
Before You Begin as a Bruin: Find Your De-stressors
Russell Ahmed, assistant Opinion editor
Life at UCLA, for all of the right reasons, could not be more dissimilar to the reality of my central Ohio roots.

This post was updated July 7 at 5:21 p.m.
“Beyond the Statute” is a series created by Sierra Benayon-Abraham, an assistant Opinion editor and third-year public health student.

This post was updated Feb. 27 at 7:43 p.m.
The rise of antibiotics is one of the greatest contradictions of our time.
Antimicrobials save millions of lives.

Being an entrepreneur is a state of mind – one that is becoming increasingly popular among undergraduate students.
Starting a business and pursuing higher education are often viewed as mutually exclusive events – two separate realities that cannot exist simultaneously.

This post was updated Nov. 26 at 10:23 p.m.
Take the maximum number of Advanced Placement classes you can fit into your schedule. Be your class president.

This post was updated Oct. 5 at 7:12 p.m.
“Hey! What major are you studying?”
This is one of the most common introductory questions students get asked, yet one that many have come to dread.

This post was updated May 16 at 9:18 p.m.
It is the morning of a student’s final exam during winter quarter, and unfortunately, they wake up with a 104-degree fever.

More than 3,800 Bruins and Westwood community members gathered for an artistic take on the First Thursdays block party to kick off spring quarter.
Live music, interactive community projects, food trucks and immersive art installations turned Broxton Avenue into Arts Avenue for April’s edition of the community-oriented celebration.

The first image that pops into most minds when one thinks of Canada perhaps includes maple syrup, plaid, cold winters and poutine.
While we do get lots of snow and have delicious maple syrup, there is more to our stereotypes than meets the eye.