It was during ninth week of this past fall quarter that I noticed, while making one of my essential Diddy Riese runs, for the first time, that Broxton Avenue had been cordoned off for a movie premiere. A glitzy red carpet was laid out and security guards manned the entrance to the Regency Village Theatre. Posters […]
Author Archives: Sanah Mehta
The Quad: Low usage fails to justify 24-hour John Wooden Center
At long last, you can now gym at 3 a.m. to your heart’s content. After much adjustment on the behalf of FITWELL and UCLA Recreation, the John Wooden Center is now open 24 hours a day for four days of the week. For those of you not in the know, this move was prompted last […]
The Quad: Places in LA to enjoy Valentine’s Day, whether taken or not
Valentine’s Day: Just its mention calls to mind a day of togetherness, a celebration of love. According one legend, among many more, Valentine’s Day originated centuries ago as a day to honor a saint named Valentinus, who, during his imprisonment, fell in love with the jailer’s daughter, and before his death wrote her a letter […]
The Quad: Catching up with UCLA students on their New Year’s Resolutions
It has been more than a month since the night of Dec. 31, when we sat whining about how bad 2016 was and how it led to our lives being in shambles. The only prospect for change seemed to be the approaching new year and our drunken promises of self-improvement in the name of New […]
The Quad: The unexpected benefits of playing music
If you’ve ever performed in front of a crowd, you know the feeling when you walk onstage and the spotlight is focused entirely on you. The sea of people extends before you, hidden in the darkness, their eyes and ears all trained intently on you. They’re waiting for you to deliver your speech, sing a […]
Quad Questions: Tracking UCLA students’ New Year’s resolutions
Every new year brings with it the chance to leave certain things behind and start afresh – to reflect on our behavior during the past year and make decisions to try to change, retain or let go of things in the coming year. This is exactly what the purpose of a New Year’s resolution is. […]
The Quad: UCLA students’ favorite note-taking methods
It may be halfway through finals week, but some of us are still frantically recopying our notes in a desperate bid to grasp basic concepts, the original versions having failed us. Notes can be taken in a variety of ways, with some students jotting them down by hand and others typing them on laptops or […]