Please stop your ragged breathing. I am going to slap the gum out of your mouth. Why are you typing so ferociously? I swear, if you don’t stop, I will smash your laptop on the floor. If you’ve ever had any of the above thoughts, you might have misophonia, also called selective sound sensitivity syndrome. […]
Category Archives: The Quad
The Quad: The psychology behind college rivalries
The Bruin Bear is boxed, the bonfire has been lit, and campus rings out with the sounds of the Bruin Marching Band and cries of “U! C! L! A! Fight! Fight! Fight!” as the eight clap rings out for the umpteenth time. It’s time to get hyped for the tomorrow’s football game against USC. Whether […]
Throwback Thursday: History of the Victory Bell and the UCLA-USC prank war
The football game we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. This Saturday, UCLA will once again take on USC in the annual USC-UCLA football game. USC and UCLA have had one of the most iconic crosstown rivalries over the years, and when there is a college rivalry, there are bound to be pranks. The […]
Throwback Thursday: History of white student movements at UCLA
White supremacy in America is like a bad cold in an immunocompromised person – at first annoying and tough to shake off, yet highly capable of turning dangerous as the virus takes its toll on the human body. Here at UCLA, this virus is clearly alive and kicking. Since Donald Trump’s election to the presidency […]
Plugged In: Data is king
We live in an age where everything we interact with is becoming “smart,” be that our phones, watches or even washing machines. The Internet of Things – where everything around us is tethered to the Internet – is changing our lives and habits in dazzling and frightening ways. This blog series will explore the interesting […]
The Quad: Senior auditors: Lifelong learners back in the classroom
Nineteen students filled up professor Joseph Dimuro’s English 164C class, titled “The Novel 1850-1900.” I am one of these 19 students, but even on the first day of the quarter, something about the class’s student demographics stood out to me. Looking around me, I saw that four of the 19 students are adult auditors. By […]
The Quad: UCLA’s cybersecurity system needs an upgrade
For all the think pieces popping up in light of the election about how insulated college campuses are, there’s one thing all that fuzzy, warm protection can’t stop: a cyber attack. Over a month ago, someone hacked into 76 different universities’ websites and embedded random webpages with links to a gambling site. Earlier this month, […]