With Valentine’s Day around the corner, people are scrambling to make plans with their significant others to celebrate the day of romance. However, another popular celebration is Galentine’s Day, a day devoted to celebrating female friendships. It falls on Feb. 13, the day before Valentine’s Day. The concept of Galentine’s Day was first introduced in […]
Author Archives: Brenda Chan
The Quad: Discovering the healthy side of fatty foods
Although low-carb and gluten-free diets dominate the cultural conversation around health and wellness today, lowfat diets were once en vogue. While today we have finally been disabused of the idea all fat is unhealthy, the legacy of the low-fat era still exists today. Walking down the aisles in the Westwood Ralph’s, one can see a […]
The Quad: How UCLA students celebrate Lunar New Year
Although we may not get a day off for it, Lunar New Year is still a significant holiday for many UCLA students. In 2017, Lunar New Year falls on Jan 28, marking the beginning of the Year of the Rooster and the end of the Year of the Monkey. Many people may have the habit […]
Quad Questions: What do domestic UCLA students get wrong about international students?
This post was updated Jan. 16 at 3:45 p.m. As an international student at UCLA, I have experienced some awkward and sometimes hilarious misunderstandings and situations in my everyday interactions with Americans. In addition to pronouncing words differently, walking on the wrong side of the road and not understanding common idioms and references, here are […]
The Quad: What causes dessert cravings?
Whenever De Neve dining hall has deep dish s’mores I simply cannot resist getting some for dessert, topped with some vanilla ice cream. Although many of us crave dessert from time to time, we may not know where our cravings come from. Many people may enjoy dessert out of habit, since we do not get […]
Graphic: Comparing housing options at UCLA
The Quad: The underrepresentation of women in STEM at UCLA
Gender disparities between men and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics have considerably decreased, as the percentage of women with bachelor’s degrees in engineering, mathematics and the sciences have risen steadily from 1970 to 2012. However, women are still underrepresented in STEM, especially in engineering, computer science and the physical sciences. UCLA is no […]