From a cut on the finger to a cardiac arrest, the UCLA Emergency Medical Service is here to respond to medical aid calls both on campus and in Westwood. Established in 1978, UCLA EMS is a student-run organization dedicated to providing the best possible care to those suffering medical emergencies. Available 24 hours per day […]
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Wellness Wednesday: Strategies to actually fulfill your New Year’s resolutions
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 […]
The Quad: Where to go No. 2 on campus
Last year, the Quad looked at some bathroom highlights from across campus, here’s a look at the best for going number two. — Potty predecessor (n.) – an individual who precedes oneself in the use of a bathroom stall, particularly in the form of defecation. Whoever the potty predecessor in this stall was really stunk […]
Coffee Cultured: Your mainstream coffee drinks, explained
From latte art videos on Facebook to not-so-witty quotes on T-shirts, coffee is an indisputable aspect of our everyday lives. Every frappy hour is national news, and liking the taste of coffee is viewed as a mark of adulthood. I don’t claim to be a coffee expert that can easily discern between single-origin coffees and […]
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 […]
The Quad: A UCLA student’s guide to the most common gym exercises
When asked about my gym habits, I often joke that I spend a third of my time trying to decide which equipment to use, another third untying the knot in my earphones and only one third of my time actually working out. With limited usage of only 30 minutes on each piece of equipment, it […]
The Quad: Even during finals, love yourself like Kanye loves Kanye
Love yourself like Kanye loves Kanye. Love yourself enough to cancel your already rescheduled show and the rest of your tour, go on a lengthy rant about Beyoncé, Jay Z and Hillary Clinton and ultimately, to hospitalize yourself because you recognize and understand that you’re mentally exhausted. I am Kanye’s biggest fan. Or at least […]