The Quad: Students have plenty of options for summer music festivals

Music festivals have a hard time staying out of the headlines – from Beyonce’s Coachella cancellation to the gigantic dumpster fire that was Fyre Festival. While many students take a break to road trip out to Coachella Valley, it can be hard for others to escape the demands of spring quarter. We also miss out […]

The Quad: Thank you bobber, it has been a year to remember

For students of an institution as acclaimed and competitive as UCLA, we sure spend a lot of time creating and sharing memes. Since Nov. 22, the “UCLA Memes for Sick AF Tweens” group on Facebook – a group dedicated to spreading only the spiciest UCLA-related memes – has garnered astounding popularity. It currently boasts over 38,000 […]

The Quad: A snapshot of how students, alumni take graduation photos

On any given morning or afternoon during spring quarter, just around 6 a.m. or 7 p.m., you’ll be able to find hordes of graduating students – all dressed to the nines and sporting royal blue and gold sashes – scurrying around campus taking graduation photos near iconic spots while everything is washed in golden light. […]

The Quad: What are past Spring Sing winners up to now?

Spring Sing is – understandably – one of UCLA’s greatest traditions. It showcases many of the things that Los Angeles is known and loved for: up and coming musicians, the spectacle of a Hollywood production and, of course, celebrity judges. We Bruins love reminding anyone who will sit still long enough that Spring Sing has […]

The Quad: USAC Election Board should implement harsher sanctions for real impact

During the week preceding and including Undergraduate Students Association Council election week, Bruin Walk turns into a special sort of hell. A space generally consisting of pushy club members trying to recruit fresh faces or sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Porto’s pastries is replaced by a battlefield of party members seemingly fighting to the death […]

The Quad: Hollywood should focus on creativity in film over expanding franchises

As many Bruins seek refuge from midterm season, many will head into Westwood to see a film to blow off steam. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” will premiere in Westwood this Friday, adding to the rash of recent sequels, prequels and remakes that have swarmed the silver screen in recent years. In 2015, 8 […]