The Quad: Taking a look at the rise of fitness culture in Los Angeles

The line for the chipotle chicken bowl at Bruin Plate seems to wrap around the building. The Bruin Fitness Center and John Wooden Center only get busier by the hour. As we shift into week three, newcomers to UCLA may already be getting a feel for the culture here on campus – the fitness culture, […]

The Quad: Popular UCLA majors do not always correlate to high employment rates

Popped champagne and glittery graduation photos aside, what lies ahead for our graduating seniors may be anything but smooth and picturesque. The real world, as they say, is a tough place to be. Students artfully craft four-year plans to improve their job prospects, no doubt changing their major once or twice along the way. But […]

The Quad: Understanding ‘Asian glow’ and how to counteract it

“Why are you so red?” If I had a dollar for every time I got asked that question on Thursday nights, I probably wouldn’t have to worry about my post-college debt. Okay, that’s an exaggeration; but still, it’s a ridiculous amount. Let me answer your question cumulatively. Alcohol flushing is a common phenomenon that affects […]

The Quad: Private donations should not be viewed as state funding substitute

Behold the UCLA campus. Straight ahead is the Powell Library, named after Lawrence Clark Powell, a previous university librarian whose son is a recent donor of $5 million to UCLA Library. To your left is the Luskin School of Public Affairs, made possible in part due to the $100 million donation of alumnus Meyer Luskin. […]