Another year at UCLA has gone by, and in between hustling to keep our grades afloat and maintaining energetic social lives, a variety of campus happenings have caught the eye of the media. From a public health disaster to involvement in a scandalous college admissions scheme, UCLA is no stranger to national news headlines. Looking […]
Author Archives: Samantha Dorfan
The Quad: The story behind the remains of a Nazi property in the hills of LA
Nestled in the hills of Santa Monica along a popular hiking trail – not far from the mansions of Hollywood’s elite and about six miles away from campus – lie the remains of an antisemitic enclave rumored to have been a hotbed of Nazi activity in the United States. Inconspicuously located at the bottom of […]
The Quad: A look into UC employee union strikes in the past year, reasoning behind them
The activity of 44,000 students is usually impenetrable – but the University of California employee union strike that took place during finals week of winter quarter did not abide. Or the one before that. Or the one before that. For the fourth time in the last year, UC workers will assemble at the picket line to exercise their […]
The Quad: As more schools go test-optional, the debate on standardized exams expands
Standardized tests have been a cornerstone of college applications since the 1900s, but over the past few years, more and more institutions are allowing applicants to opt out of them and direct their efforts elsewhere. There are plenty of prestigious four-year universities with test-optional policies, including the University of Chicago, The George Washington University, and […]
The Quad: Exploring pros and cons of The Agora, how it compares to other housing options
We throw the term “affordable housing” around a lot in the collegiate setting – everyone wants it, but many students will agree that the two words haven’t previously coexisted in an area like Westwood. The Agora, Westwood’s newest affordable housing project is supposed to help change that. However, since its initial proposal in November the […]
Week five: Hill programming, UCLA Lab School transparency, affordable housing controversy
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. It’s the end of the fifth week and students are focused more on midterms than anything else. […]
The Quad: A guide to the wonderfully varied Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Jules Cooch’s K-12 students stared in awe at UCLA’s botanical garden, wondering why it didn’t look like any particular natural phenomena they had seen before. They saw a combination of seemingly mismatched elements from different natural sources that made the garden seem like a completely new phenomenon. “The garden we’ve created here is not like […]