People often bring their dogs onto campus, and many students enjoy taking a break from their impending finals and projects (and Daily Bruin responsibilities) to pet them – myself included. But some other furry friends aren’t as welcome. A March 6, 2003, issue of the Daily Bruin reported that people had discovered rats living in […]
Category Archives: The Quad
The Quad: UCLA celebrates Iranian New Year with Nowruz festivities
This post was updated on March 15 at 2:07 p.m. As Iranians cleaned their homes and bought new clothes to celebrate the Iranian New Year, UCLA played host for the first time to the Farhang Foundation’s ninth annual celebration of Nowruz at Royce Hall and Dickson Court on campus Sunday. Iranian New Year, also known as […]
The Quad: Students with tattoos talk future employment
For many people, tattoos, piercings and other forms of body art provide an artistic opportunity to express themselves as individuals. Tattoos have become more mainstream in recent years – nearly 40 percent of millennials have tattoos. However, in 2013, researchers at University of St. Andrews in Scotland found that employers still consider hiring employees with […]
The Quad: USAC members and the distraction of social media
If you’ve never paid much attention to the undergraduate student government, you’re in good company; the men and women of the council themselves seem to be a bit distracted as well. Over the past six weeks, Daily Bruin Opinion columnists attended USAC meetings to observe council members and their social media and phone habits. For […]
Press Pass: A look at Daily Bruin’s information stonewalls
President Donald Trump’s anti-media antics never fail to surprise me. A few weeks ago, Trump decided to ban certain media outlets from attending his press briefings. He participated in what is called “stonewalling,” which is when someone decides to withhold or delay information because they simply don’t want to face the repercussions of releasing that […]
The Quad: On finding your niche in college
Hailing from the Midwest, UCLA was as foreign to me as California’s year-round summer weather and the 405 traffic. Desperate for any anchor of familiarity during my first quarter, I let my extrovert tendencies run wild in my race to establish my place on this campus and reaped more dead ends than I did connections. […]
The Quad: Purchasing fair trade at UCLA supports ethically sound practices
This post was updated on March 12 on 1:20 p.m. As I begrudgingly wake up for my dreaded 8 a.m., I have one thing on my mind as I rub the sleep from my eyes: coffee. There are a variety of locations on the Hill and on campus to make sure no student arrives to […]