From latte art videos on Facebook to not-so-witty quotes on T-shirts, coffee is an indisputable aspect of our everyday lives. Every frappy hour is national news, and liking the taste of coffee is viewed as a mark of adulthood. I don’t claim to be a coffee expert that can easily discern between single-origin coffees and […]
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The Quad: How to handle jet lag and week one simultaneously
While many people experience jet lag only after sparse international travel, for international and some out-of-state college students, jet lag is just another recurrent issue to contend with as we return to campus from winter break. Compared to higher tuition, steep transit fares and the ever strengthening American dollar, most students consider jet lag to […]
Press Pass: A&E writers’ favorite experiences of 2016
For the new year, Daily Bruin A&E writers share what made their reporting experiences in 2016 so memorable. “Alum panelists discuss Asian-American representation in popular media” Olivia Mazzucato I arrived to cover the “Asian-Americans in Hollywood & Entertainment” panel, hosted by Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company. The organizers immediately sent me backstage to […]
Quad Questions: What was the worst thing that happened in 2016?
With 2017 right around the corner, it’s about that time when we all start to reflect on the past year and set New Year’s resolutions for ourselves that we will assuredly forget all about when week one starts. But this year seems different. I speak for everyone when I say 2016 could not end fast […]
The Quad: Westwood’s poke toppings, explained
From the success of restaurants in Westwood like 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria, Bella Pita, ShopHouse Kitchen and Chipotle, it’s obvious that students enjoy buying food from places that allow for creativity and choice by letting the customer call the shots. Since we college students know everything, it’s not surprising that we would also know how […]
The Quad: UCLA students’ favorite note-taking methods
It may be halfway through finals week, but some of us are still frantically recopying our notes in a desperate bid to grasp basic concepts, the original versions having failed us. Notes can be taken in a variety of ways, with some students jotting them down by hand and others typing them on laptops or […]
The Quad: A UCLA student’s guide to the most common gym exercises
When asked about my gym habits, I often joke that I spend a third of my time trying to decide which equipment to use, another third untying the knot in my earphones and only one third of my time actually working out. With limited usage of only 30 minutes on each piece of equipment, it […]