The Quad: Students reflect on 2016 active shooter situation in wake of broader school shootings

Fourth-year theater student Vivi Le still remembers waking up in her Dykstra dorm room to the loud whir of helicopters and to a phone blown up with missed calls and messages. Le was not alone in her atypical start to the morning June 1, 2016. Thousands of UCLA students woke up to the alarming news […]

The Quad: SB 24 would require UC, CSU campus health centers offer nonsurgical abortions

Anyone who’s taken a U.S. history class can tell you how integral Roe v. Wade was in setting the tone of the modern abortion debate.   Yet, despite the fact Roe v. Wade determined abortion is a constitutional right, abortion rights are still being restricted at the state level to varying, increasingly polarized degrees. Senate […]

The Quad: UCLA dance teams allow students to find community, express themselves

Pulsating bass notes and loud cheers reverberate throughout UCLA’s parking lots each night, encapsulating many students’ experiences with the campus’ diverse array of dance teams. UCLA’s dance culture supports all skill levels of student participation, from introductory dancing to the more competitive dance teams. While the aesthetic appeal of dance may be the reason to […]

Week seven: UC budget transparency incomplete, USAC votes to support The Agora, Oscars

This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. The weather is finally clearing after a long couple weeks of consistent rainstorms as week seven comes […]

The Quad: The impact of influencer culture on marketing, social media and UCLA’s campus

Back in 2012, the cosmetics brand CoverGirl selected the popular Colombian-American actress Sofia Vergara as its new ambassador. Four years later, teenage YouTube makeup guru James Charles became the brand’s first CoverBoy. Celebrity ambassadorships were the original method of influencer marketing before marketing trends turned. Influencer marketing is a technique that orients marketing methods and […]

The Quad: Students cultivate re-commerce industry to counter fast fashion’s ecological harm

The word “pollution” tends to evoke images of devastating oil spills in vast oceans or black fumes spilling from big, industrial factories. Interestingly, the tremendous environmental implications behind the trendy clothes that hang in our own closets seem to constantly slip our minds. With the recent completion of discount shopping blowouts like Black Friday and […]

Throwback Thursday: Bruins have been a driving force in carpool services since the 1970s

Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. Alpha Phi Omega, the nation’s largest coeducational community service fraternity, has been […]