When we talk about the queen of pop culture, no woman better fits the bill than Beyoncé. Her influence in America is unparalleled – people pay hundreds to see her in concert, they call her Queen Bey as she is basically American royalty and her unborn twins are being compared to Luke and Leia from […]
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The Quad: Life as an average UCLA student
This post was updated on March 3 at 5:45 p.m. In a society that emphasizes and celebrates greatness, and with a new president that continuously brags about being the best, it’s hard to remember that there’s nothing wrong with being common and average. The definition of average is “a typical amount, rate, degree; norm.” On […]
Wellness Wednesday: Increased awareness can explain rising rates of mental illness
College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. This stress creates a breeding ground for mental health ailments, with approximately 37 percent of college students having depression, anxiety or stress. Daily Bruin blogger […]
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 […]
Trivial Pursuits Tuesday: Why the CSO van service ends so early
In this week’s Trivial Pursuits, blogging contributors Aneesh Gowri and Molly Wright attempt to decode the mystery behind why the big white CSO van’s student transportation service ends astonishingly early in the evening. Tune in to explore why the service ends at a baffling 11 p.m., when students are just about to hit the parties […]
The Quad: Nontraditional older students share why they’re in UCLA
One of the reasons I chose to come to UCLA was its diverse community, encompassing students from all nationalities, races, sexualities and ages. Some of my classmates were even born in a different generation. These nontraditional students piqued my interest, and I wanted to learn more about their lives. I reached out to nontraditional undergraduate […]
The Quad: UCLA’s tobacco-free policy enforcement, broken down
UCLA has been a smoke-free campus ever since UCLA started the Tobacco-Free Initiative in April 2013. Then-president of the University of California system Mark Yudof began the initiative, resulting in tobacco-free campuses systemwide. Despite the tobacco-free policy, I have seen people vaping near Young Hall and Bruin Walk. The policy is not being enforced as […]