Free speech is a hot button topic on campus from coast to coast, and one that is hardly black and white. Blogger Claire Hubert is taking time every week to explore the nuances that surround our First Amendment rights. When I started this project, I wanted to stay as unbiased as possible. However, it is […]
Category Archives: The Quad
Throwback Thursday: Reactions to the 1968 presidential election at UCLA
While the Democalypse appears to be upon us – and Canada an increasingly compelling candidate for a four-year vacation – it’s not too far-fetched to say this isn’t the first time America has been on the “precipice of doom.” If for some reason you were stuck in a cryogenic chamber and just awoke from your […]
The Quad: Adding a double major: best of both worlds?
As a student double majoring in English and psychology with a minor in philosophy, this quarter has been the death of me. My past two years of college had their fair share of hell weeks, but as I reflect on this fall and look ahead, I can feel my soul being sucked out of me. […]
Plugged In: Big Brother is watching
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: Shouting into the void – social media in the 2016 election
This post was updated Nov. 10 at 1:15 p.m. It is time to pick ourselves up, dry off our tears and start tweeting again, even as thousands of UCLA students rose up in angry protest last night as Donald J. Trump was declared the next president of the United States. For many millennial-age college students […]
Throwback: Presidential elections at UCLA
Go back in time and look through previous presidential elections and the reactions of students at UCLA, from the George W. Bush vs. Al Gore election to today, as students watch the Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump election closely. [gmedia id=91]
The Quad: The underrepresentation of women in STEM at UCLA
Gender disparities between men and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics have considerably decreased, as the percentage of women with bachelor’s degrees in engineering, mathematics and the sciences have risen steadily from 1970 to 2012. However, women are still underrepresented in STEM, especially in engineering, computer science and the physical sciences. UCLA is no […]