Another year at UCLA has gone by, and in between hustling to keep our grades afloat and maintaining energetic social lives, a variety of campus happenings have caught the eye of the media. From a public health disaster to involvement in a scandalous college admissions scheme, UCLA is no stranger to national news headlines. Looking […]
Category Archives: The Quad
The Quad: Community cap-and-frowns upon graduation traditions, explores sustainable alternatives
Graduating seniors, what legacy are you leaving behind this year? Many will say good memories and lifelong friendships. But as graduation season kicks off, confetti begins to line Janss Steps and orders of one-use caps, gowns and sashes begin to fly in, and it becomes clearer that the legacy left behind might not be so […]
The Quad: Personalized laptop art invites UCLA community to stick together
Human beings, unlike laptops, are not neutrally monochrome. Tech companies devised the laptop on the premise of efficiency and mobility and as a result, its appearance is sleek and simple. Since then, the computer has become a more personal item. We went from being disconnected to our devices to keeping them – as the name […]
The Quad: Seniors innovate worn out phrase to illustrate and reclaim post-grad life
Class of 2019, prepare to enter the real world. The phrase “real world” has joined the ranks of “We did it” and “As we enter the next chapter of our lives … ” as an integral part of the clichéd graduation rhetoric. But, despite its popularity, the phrase’s meaning remains remarkably vague. One would think […]
The Quad: Students reflect on 2016 active shooter situation in wake of broader school shootings
Fourth-year theater student Vivi Le still remembers waking up in her Dykstra dorm room to the loud whir of helicopters and to a phone blown up with missed calls and messages. Le was not alone in her atypical start to the morning June 1, 2016. Thousands of UCLA students woke up to the alarming news […]
Throwback Thursday: Non-UCLA students have had a place in campus summer sessions for decades
Summer sessions are coming up soon. On top of the sweatier commute to the classroom, summer session presents a number of differences from the regular school year. One particularly distinct aspect of summer sessions, as opposed to the regular school year, is the increased integration of students from outside UCLA into the classroom. In fact, […]
Inner Peas: Ditch to-do lists and academic peer pressure to achieve goals, self-fulfillment
Late-night coffee sessions and a constantly looming sense of stress may seem synonymous with the college lifestyle – but it doesn’t have to be that way. In her series Inner Peas, Daily Bruin contributor Kayleigh Ruller will explore different ways students can easily practice various wellness tactics in their busy day-to-day lives. Study for Psych […]