Week six: UCLA welcomes its 117th NCAA title, a new gymnastics coach, next year’s USAC

This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. It’s week six and Bruins are winning student government elections and NCAA titles. After a busy week […]

The Quad: An overview of measles and what UCLA is doing to respond to the recent outbreak

Measles was thought to have been eradicated from the United States at the dawn of the new millennium. Then it came to UCLA. In early April, amid a nationwide outbreak of the virus, UCLA was contacted by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health with some news: A student at the university had contracted […]

The Quad: Media coverage skewed by biases of journalists, American society

It’s safe to say that popular news outlets like The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal each publish more than 230 stories a day. Viewers of the news can often feel overwhelmed with the countless stories told in the media, but only certain stories leave lasting impressions on their audience. […]

The Quad: The story behind the remains of a Nazi property in the hills of LA

Nestled in the hills of Santa Monica along a popular hiking trail – not far from the mansions of Hollywood’s elite and about six miles away from campus – lie the remains of an antisemitic enclave rumored to have been a hotbed of Nazi activity in the United States. Inconspicuously located at the bottom of […]

The Quad: Benefits of spring cleaning, using KonMari method to find what ‘sparks joy’

Jenn Nguyen used to keep all of her school assignments, letting them pile up and accumulate dust at home. When she came to UCLA, the first-year psychology student began using organization expert Marie Kondo’s decluttering methods to spruce up her room and get tidier – and get rid of all those dusty papers. “A cleaner […]

Week five: Measles quarantine, Michelle Obama, Noam Chomsky and other new faces on campus

This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. Sure, midterms can be a bummer, but at least we’re halfway to summer? Week five saw a […]