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.
Since coming into office in 2021, President Joe Biden has worked to lower the cost of health care, including the cost of prescription drugs, in the United States through policy such as the Inflation Reduction Act.

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.