“BOOze!” “Hallorager 2 Get Hallowasted!” “Halloween FundRager!” Apart from the fact that all three of these are horrible, cringe-worthy puns, a similarity between them is in the span of the past three days they’ve all made me question the meaning of Halloween. When I was little, Halloween consisted of two things – chocolate and costumes. […]
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Coffee Cultured: An Introduction
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 […]
The Quad: Mutant Salon event at Hammer Museum celebrates nonconforming beauty
In the spirit of Dia de los Muertos, Mutant Salon’sa unique performance art exhibition entitled Festival de las Muertas celebrated all types of beauty at the Hammer Museum over the weekend. The event was put on by a “community of queer, trans, womyn, POC, and mutant artists and performers,” explained January Parkos Arnall, a curatorial […]
The Quad: Offal, not awful – animal organs have health benefits
As I sank my teeth into the crunchy French baguette to reach the tender meat within, I tried hard to block out the distracting phone cameras flashing around me. I was at Attari Sandwich Shop, a Persian restaurant on Westwood Boulevard, its famous beef tongue sandwich in my hands, but it seemed that I was […]
Freeze Peach Friday: An Introduction
American culture is littered with sordid love affairs. From Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky to white girls and pumpkin spice lattes, perhaps none is more potent than the love affair between between academia – specifically college campus climates – and free speech. In 2014, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education gave UCLA a “yellow […]
The Quad: Celebrating cultural holidays in the fall at UCLA
With the grind of midterm season wearing students down, Halloween can provide a much needed break. However, while mainstream American culture gears up with jack-o’-lanterns, costumes and enough candy to keep the local dentist in business, different cultures within America are preparing to celebrate other autumn holidays. Dia de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos, […]
The Quad: Throwback Thursday: UCLA’s Olympic Village in 1984
In less than 11 months, the world will know whether Los Angeles or Paris will win the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Both cities have pledged some sort of “risk-free” financial plan, meaning they will not spend a ludicrous amount of money on new stadiums or venues. However, while Paris plans to […]