During the demanding days following tenth week, we yell away our troubles when the clock strikes midnight, disturbing the eerie silence saturated with the anxiety of impending finals. Or at least that’s what the tradition of more than 30 years is supposed to be about. Nearly two decades ago, the Midnight Yell turned into what […]
Author Archives: Samantha Dorfan
Throwback Thursday: Recent ban on hard alcohol attempts to combat same pattern of problems from 1986
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. The consequences of alcohol misuse have long loomed over UCLA fraternities – […]
The Quad: Anti-Semitic acts show resiliency of Jewish community, call for greater change
Last month’s attack on the Jewish community in Pittsburgh might be the pinnacle of anti-Semitism in the United States, but it certainly isn’t the only one etched into the narrative of this religious minority. A gunman, Robert Bowers, intruded on a Saturday morning service at the Tree of Life Synagogue, yelling “All Jews must die,” […]