The Quad: CAPS’s inadequate student care stems from systemic underfunding

UCLA’s Counseling and Psychological Services, also known as CAPS, is the university’s primary mental health center for UCLA undergraduate and graduate students. Part one of this two-part series explored students’ opinions about quality and accessibility of CAPS services. Students voiced three overarching concerns about CAPS: difficulty in scheduling counseling appointments, the yearly limit on number […]

Quad: CAPS fails to provide adequate care for differing needs of students

UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, touted as the university’s premier mental health center, provides services to UCLA students in need of counseling. Located at John Wooden Center West, CAPS offers a wide range of services, including free brief screenings, 24/7 crisis counseling and emergency intervention, individual counseling and psychotherapy, group therapy and psychiatric evaluation and […]

The Quad: UCLA EMTs discuss the benefits of their life-saving work

UCLA Emergency Medical Services is a student-run organization dedicated to providing the best healthcare possible to Bruins suffering medical emergencies. Part one of this series explored the history of UCLA EMS, the process of getting hired and trained by the organization and roles student EMTs perform. In part two of this series, we hear from […]

The Quad: Why there’s a no-crop-top rule at the Bruin Fitness Center

According to UCLA Recreation rules and regulations, students must wear full-backed shirts to recreational facilities like the Bruin Fitness Center and John Wooden Center. I was unaware of this dress code regulation until, earlier this quarter, I was called out by a Bruin Fitness Center staff member for donning a black cropped tank to the […]

The Quad: Wellness Wednesday

College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. This stress creates a breeding ground for mental health ailments, with approximately 37 percent of college students suffering from depression, anxiety or stress. In recognition […]

The Quad: UCLA Salsa Society provides unique opportunity to learn Latin dancing

They can be seen in front of the Bruin Bear every Wednesday night, shaking their hips to the Latin tunes of Marc Anthony and Luis Enrique. These dancing Bruins are none other than members of UCLA’s Salsa Society, a student-run organization dedicated to bringing together fellow Bruins who share a common love for salsa dance. […]