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 […]
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Throwback Thursday: Tuition increases through the years
Surprise, surprise! UCLA’s tuition has gone up again. If you’re like me and have been hibernating in your room studying for midterms, you probably didn’t know that the University of California Board of Regents adjourned yet another meeting on how to make our lives more miserable. Most recently, they approved a tuition increase of 2.5 […]
The Quad: Eliminating stress by combating decision fatigue
Repeating an outfit two days in a row is commonly seen as a social faux pas. However, influential people like Steve Jobs and Barack Obama are known to have worn the same outfit everyday. Decision fatigue, which describes the mentally draining effect that making many decisions has on us, is one of the primary reasons […]
The Quad: Inclusivity and encouragement in class discussions is on the upswing
In only two weeks, President Trump’s new appointments and executive orders have already sparked powerful reactions, whether or not people support his decisions. It speaks once again to the strong polarization of our nation and the ever increasing need to be informed to understand others’ varying viewpoints and how they arrive at those perspectives, in […]
The Quad: A guide to the closest campus vending machines
Maybe you have an hour gap before your last discussion of the day, or maybe you’re desperate for caffeine before your 8 a.m. lecture but the line at Kerckhoff is 20-people long. Perhaps it’s your time-of-the-month and an insatiable craving for Rice Krispies has consumed you. In these times of need, we call on the […]
The Quad: January 2017’s Daily Bruin Roundup
This February, we are introducing the Quad’s monthly Daily Bruin Roundup, a recap of the previous month’s Daily Bruin articles you should have read (but maybe didn’t), touching on campus, local and national events. We’re one month into 2017 and Donald Trump’s presidency has only just begun. January was a month of change, to say […]
Wellness Wednesday: Social media and romanticizing of mental health issues
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. In recognition of this […]