The quarter system: the dreaded 10-week sprint of never ending midterms, papers and finals. We’ve all heard that chipper UCLA tour guide telling a fresh batch of applicants that although the quarter system is challenging, UCLA students eventually learn to love it. Well, after two quarters at UCLA, I can confidently say as a first-year […]
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The Quad: USAC Election Board should implement harsher sanctions for real impact
During the week preceding and including Undergraduate Students Association Council election week, Bruin Walk turns into a special sort of hell. A space generally consisting of pushy club members trying to recruit fresh faces or sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Porto’s pastries is replaced by a battlefield of party members seemingly fighting to the death […]
The Quad: A small taste of food insecurity at the Hunger Banquet
UCLA’s annual Homelessness Awareness Week featured many events to raise awareness of food insecurity, such as the the Hunger Banquet, which took place Tuesday. I decided to attend the banquet since it was not just an ordinary event, but a simulation that attempted to reflect the experiences of people who experience food insecurity. The event […]
‘Pre-med or pre-health?’
The Quad: Despite exaggeration, campus tours capture prestige, excitement of UCLA
In light of upcoming college decision season for the class of 2021, UCLA is pulling out all the stops to garner the best and the brightest. In a recent admitted-student tour, I went incognito as a “jaded” first-year student to relive the newly admitted hype and see if the proposed glories of our beloved University […]
The Quad: What is it like to transfer out of UCLA?
Although many of us may have chosen to camp out in our rooms or flee to Coachella on the weekend of Bruin Day, our wariness of participating in the day’s festivities does not lessen the pride we have for being a Bruin. With another Bruin Day for transfer students coming up, the line of incoming […]
The Quad: How student lifestyle factors affect our appetites
Some days we may have intense cravings for food and are more hungry than usual. On other days, we may feel less hungry. There are many factors that can affect students’ appetites, from stress because of upcoming midterms to the amount of effort required to obtain food. New living situations, such as moving to an […]