It has been more than a month since the night of Dec. 31, when we sat whining about how bad 2016 was and how it led to our lives being in shambles. The only prospect for change seemed to be the approaching new year and our drunken promises of self-improvement in the name of New […]
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Throwback Thursday: Tuition increases through the years
Surprise, surprise! UCLA’s tuition has gone up again. If you’re like me and have been hibernating in your room studying for midterms, you probably didn’t know that the University of California Board of Regents adjourned yet another meeting on how to make our lives more miserable. Most recently, they approved a tuition increase of 2.5 […]
The Quad: Eliminating stress by combating decision fatigue
Repeating an outfit two days in a row is commonly seen as a social faux pas. However, influential people like Steve Jobs and Barack Obama are known to have worn the same outfit everyday. Decision fatigue, which describes the mentally draining effect that making many decisions has on us, is one of the primary reasons […]
The Quad: What to expect when you’re protesting
From the Women’s March to the airport demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, protests have dominated the news cycle throughout the month of January. Calling on the civil disobedience of the 1960s, protesting is becoming the newest weapon against the Trump administration. In an effort to help students become more active, The Quad has […]
Wellness Wednesday: Internalized stigma surrounding mental illness poses problem
College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. This stress creates a breeding ground for mental health ailments, with approximately 37 percent of college students having depression, anxiety or stress. In recognition of this […]
Trivial Pursuits Tuesday: Campus Wi-Fi
The Quad unleashes its newest weekly podcast called Trivial Pursuits Tuesday. Each week, the Daily Bruin’s blogging section will express the trivial campus concerns students have itched to deliver since their freshman days. This week, Quad Editor Kelly Yeo is joined by Assistant Opinion Editor Keshav Tadimeti, where they talk about one of the biggest […]
The Quad: Discovering the healthy side of fatty foods
Although low-carb and gluten-free diets dominate the cultural conversation around health and wellness today, lowfat diets were once en vogue. While today we have finally been disabused of the idea all fat is unhealthy, the legacy of the low-fat era still exists today. Walking down the aisles in the Westwood Ralph’s, one can see a […]