One doesn’t usually associate staring at a computer screen with self-reflection – except for, of course, when you’re staring at a glossy screen. Surprisingly, I’ve recently noticed myself doing a great deal of both throughout my experience with computer science. Among the many things I have learned about problem solving, I have also found myself […]
Category Archives: The Quad
The Quad: Tracy McGrady wrong to dismiss Stephen Curry’s NBA MVP award
Retired NBA players often gripe about the lack of physical play in the league today. A lot of their hate has recently been directed at the Golden State Warriors. For example, Oscar Robertson thinks no one knows how to play defense on Warriors’ star Stephen Curry and Charles Barkley compares jump shots to pretty girls. […]
Throwback Thursday, Week 8: When spring first sang
Seventy-one years ago, UCLA’s “oldest and greatest musical tradition” was born. The first ever Spring Sing only comprised of UCLA Greek life in eight female and seven male singing-teams competing for two trophy cups. The groups performed in the event to build a larger community and serenade their Greek counterparts. “Should the same organization win […]
The Quad: UCLA’s David Geffen Square proposal is a cry for money
UCLA, in an innovative and bold move in higher education, isn’t even waiting for the donation before doing the renaming anymore. Naturally, it involves David Geffen. The ever-growing list of things named after the “World’s Worst Philanthropist” is poised to expand again if the city of LA approves a proposal – which has been met […]
The Quad: Dieting can be dangerous when based on gender stereotypes
From the expectation that all women love chocolate and all men love meat to the notion that women jump from diet to diet, there are a lot of gender stereotypes that focus on food. But how much of this is actually true? And, in particular, how does this affect adolescents and college students? It is […]
Professors read mean reviews
Countless reviews find their way on the Internet as students — passioned or indifferent — post their own thoughts on classes and teachers around the campus. Watch as UCLA professors read and react to some of these student’s anonymous comments.
Throwback Thursday, Week 7: Cyclical concern
I didn’t understand how controversial a bike lane could be until I wrote about one. Almost a year ago, the current city editor at The Bruin asked me if I could write about Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz’s opposition to a proposed bike lane on Westwood Boulevard. I wrote the story dispassionately, failing to […]