This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. As midterms come to an end, a lot of us can’t help but feel the most important […]
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Week five: Hill programming, UCLA Lab School transparency, affordable housing controversy
This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. It’s the end of the fifth week and students are focused more on midterms than anything else. […]
The Quad: The root of the reason why trees are toppling down throughout town
Just a couple weeks ago, two trees fell down in Westwood within mere days of each other. Nearly every year, trees fall like this – but why? With the recent fall of two large trees around campus, it’s important to understand what exactly causes trees to topple over. As it turns out, the reason is […]
Week four: High-rise opposed, Safe Ride hours requested, USAC surplus funds
This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. As we are almost done with week four, many of us are probably swamped with midterms and […]
Week three: Trees fall, Bruin gymnastics rises, UCLA Extension employees resign
This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. Trees fell. People gathered downtown for the third annual Los Angeles Women’s March. UCLA gymnastics received its […]
Week two: Gymnastics scores double 10s, student advisor position debated
This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. It’s week two and students are beginning to get comfortable with their new classes. While it may […]
The Quad: A guide to the wonderfully varied Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
Jules Cooch’s K-12 students stared in awe at UCLA’s botanical garden, wondering why it didn’t look like any particular natural phenomena they had seen before. They saw a combination of seemingly mismatched elements from different natural sources that made the garden seem like a completely new phenomenon. “The garden we’ve created here is not like […]