Although we may not get a day off for it, Lunar New Year is still a significant holiday for many UCLA students. In 2017, Lunar New Year falls on Jan 28, marking the beginning of the Year of the Rooster and the end of the Year of the Monkey. Many people may have the habit […]
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The Quad: Exploring the toxic underbelly of ‘The Bachelor’
It’s not me, it’s you. Over the past two years, I’ve been embarrassingly addicted to ABC’s reality show “The Bachelor”. The show is zero substance and pure entertainment. It’s provided for me a much-needed break from the hectic life that is being a student at UCLA. Lots of girls my age tune in habitually with […]
The Quad: The unexpected benefits of playing music
If you’ve ever performed in front of a crowd, you know the feeling when you walk onstage and the spotlight is focused entirely on you. The sea of people extends before you, hidden in the darkness, their eyes and ears all trained intently on you. They’re waiting for you to deliver your speech, sing a […]
The Quad: The activism on display at LA’s Women’s March needs to go further
If there’s anything I learned from attending the Los Angeles Women’s March last weekend, it’s that energizing and engaging the masses is a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. To be honest, I wouldn’t consider myself a firebrand grassroots protester or organizer. However, like many Americans and citizens of other nations around the […]
The Quad: What’s the nutritional breakdown of your favorite protein bars?
It’s 3:30 p.m. on a weekday and odds are, you’re starving. With lunch already digested and dinner a few too many hours away, a snack is crucial during this desperate hour, especially if you still have a couple more lectures to stay awake through. But snacks can be a tricky ordeal, especially if you need […]
The Quad: Memes can be problematic, but they’re here to stay
Countless UCLA inside jokes and a lot of fallen GPAs – such is the legacy left by Facebook meme page, “UCLA Memes for Sick AF Tweens,” which started during finals week fall 2016. Most of us were guilty of taking study “breaks” during last quarter’s finals week to religiously scroll down the page, earmarking posts […]
The Quad: How to party on the cheap
If there’s one thing more difficult than UCLA classes, it’s trying to party like Paris Hilton with the budget of a broke college student. And no, having money isn’t a matter of just “stopping being poor,” as Ms. Hilton once put it. Due to their, relatively speaking, low-cost high-benefit nature, broke students turn to frat […]