There is nothing better than a cup of freshly brewed matcha tea to warm a person up after freezing in the cold, wet winter of Los Angeles this year. Over the break, driven by my passion for matcha, I went on a quest to investigate matcha cafes all around LA and created this guide to […]
Category Archives: The Quad
The Quad: How UCLA students celebrate Lunar New Year
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 […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracing the origin of overcrowded classrooms at UCLA
Imagine a UCLA lecture hall without a teaching assistant to light the way. Fifty years ago, Bruins didn’t have to imagine it because that was the reality. In 1967, then-Vice Chancellor Charles Young introduced an expansion of “quiz” sections, known as discussion sections to modern UCLA students. Discussions, usually guided by a teaching assistant, offer […]
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 ins and outs of Title IX procedures
I call my parents every day. Yes, you can make fun of me, but usually if I go a day or two without talking to them, my homesickness kicks in. The phone call often starts with my mom asking me what I ate for lunch and ends with her asking about my plans for the […]
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 […]