My Very Own UCLA

In this installment of our “My Very Own UCLA” column, a current staffer recalls what it was like to literally have the campus as his playground — and the lifelong lesson he learned from it.

A history seminar challenged everything I thought I knew about Los Angeles — and determined my future.

A double Bruin and current staffer talks about the twisting path out of his tumultuous childhood — and how coming to UCLA changed the trajectory of his life.

When it comes to sunny, enthusiastic evangelists for the UCLA experience, you can’t touch the Bruin tour guides. These are their stories.