A lot has been said about UCLA campus buildings. Very little has been said about the spaces that separate one from another. It should be rather obvious as to why this is the case. The Romanesque revival architecture on campus, characterized by the red-orange bricks that line structures old and new, are as much a […]
Category Archives: The Quad
eSports at UCLA: ‘Counter-Strike’
“Counter-Strike” won the hearts of a generation when the first-person shooter game series released its first game 16 years ago. Over a decade later, people are still playing that game. Not just playing – it has evolved with time to become one of the most dominant eSports titles on the market today. Even though “Counter-Strike” […]
Taking Instagram back from inauthenticity
Social media is a blessing and a curse. Being an out-of-state student, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram help me stay updated on the lives of my friends and family sprinkled throughout the country. When I scroll through my Instagram feed, however, flicking past perfectly framed and filtered photos from my peers, I sometimes forget about the […]
Introducing The Quad
Welcome to The Quad, the Daily Bruin’s hub for analysis, explanation and student voices. The Quad is the spiritual successor to The Bruin’s previous main blog, Mojo. While nominally called a “blog,” this intends to feature quality web-only reporting and analysis on issues students care about the most, interspersed with personal viewpoints from both staff […]
Throwback Thursday, Week 3: End of an era
I don’t need to tell you that living off campus, especially in North Village, is not the same as living on the Hill. My roommates (there are far too many) and I commiserate over high rent, a too-happy building manager and instant ramen-heavy, nutrient-low diets. But these are the natural consequences of leaving the Hill, […]
Second Take: New apps are using old ideas, need more creativity to be successful
Three new apps are making waves in the social networking community. Peach, Happn and The Outbound bear resemblances to Facebook, Tinder and Yelp, respectively. However, only one of them has the potential to replace the original with a new and intriguing concept. Created by the founder of Vine, Peach is a personal profile on which […]
The impact of social media on museums, art
We’ve all seen it before: people crowding Chris Burden’s “Urban Lights” exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to take photos peeking out from behind lamp posts, while others take selfies in the reflection of Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrored Room” at The Broad museum. I’ll even be the first to admit that I […]