On Oct. 3, UCLA officially launched its Bruin Bike Share program, allowing students and faculty members, as well as those who are not affiliated with UCLA, to rent bikes to ease their transportation around campus and Westwood Village. This program is beneficial to the UCLA community because our campus is large and hilly. The objective […]
Category Archives: Lifestyle
The Quad: Not asking for it at Amber Rose SlutWalk, protesting status quo
On Sunday morning, I showed up to Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles with a friend wearing a bargain-bin negligee set and a black leather puffball choker, ready to strut my stuff. Some eight or so months after writing on the Women’s March, in which I described myself as a “nontypical attendee of a march […]
The Quad: Tips to prevent, resolve conflict with roommates on the Hill
Like any other incoming student, I passed the summer before college planning my life for the next four years. A major component of this ideal life revolved around having the perfect relationship with my roommates but I soon realized that this would not be possible. In the coming year, there would be a lot of […]
The Quad: Useful Facebook groups to help guide you through life as a Bruin
Although UCLA tries to provide every resource a student may desire, it’s the student’s own responsibility to seek them out. This can become an immense task because of the sheer number of options that we have: more than 1,000 student clubs and organizations, resource centers and programs like Scholarship Resource Center and the Undergraduate Writing […]
The Quad: Playlists to help you get through the daily routines as a Bruin
Welcome back to a new school year, Bruins! Here are a few playlists for all of your school-year necessities, including walking to class, studying and showering. Going down Bruin Walk We all need an upbeat playlist to get us going and make the trek to class more bearable. Here’s to dodging flyers on Bruin Walk […]
Coffee Cultured: A taste of the LA coffee scene
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 who can easily discern between single-origin coffees and […]
The Quad: A look at the economics behind the growing brunch culture
Eggs Benedict, Belgian waffles and mimosas? To some, that might just sound like a list of unrelated breakfast options. But to millennials, that sounds like a pretty great brunch. In recent years, the midmorning meal has evolved from “Brunch?” to “Brunch.” To many, going to brunch is less of a question and more of a […]