“What is your star sign?” This question comes up often, and it’s not just an icebreaker question a TA might ask on the first day of discussion. Many simply divulge what they know to be their basic sun sign, which is determined by one’s birth date. However, there’s more to the study of astrology than […]
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The Quad: Students share novel reflections on reading habits in college and favorite books
The summer is finally in full swing, meaning there’s also more time to engage in an activity often overlooked by busy students during the school year: picking up a good book or two. However, in our increasingly social-media dense world, what are college students actually reading for fun besides tweets, Snapchat captions and a few […]
The Quad: Centennial class seniors share best and worst experiences at UCLA
UCLA’s Centennial Celebration and the Class of 2019 share a few things in common: both come with milestones that call for remembrance. As UCLA rings in its 100th year, graduating seniors simultaneously look back on the highs and lows of their college experience. Whether it be fierce feelings of homesickness or shining academic achievements, here […]
Year in review: College admissions scandal, measles outbreak, Centennial Campaign
Another year at UCLA has gone by, and in between hustling to keep our grades afloat and maintaining energetic social lives, a variety of campus happenings have caught the eye of the media. From a public health disaster to involvement in a scandalous college admissions scheme, UCLA is no stranger to national news headlines. Looking […]
The Quad: Personalized laptop art invites UCLA community to stick together
Human beings, unlike laptops, are not neutrally monochrome. Tech companies devised the laptop on the premise of efficiency and mobility and as a result, its appearance is sleek and simple. Since then, the computer has become a more personal item. We went from being disconnected to our devices to keeping them – as the name […]
The Quad: Seniors innovate worn out phrase to illustrate and reclaim post-grad life
Class of 2019, prepare to enter the real world. The phrase “real world” has joined the ranks of “We did it” and “As we enter the next chapter of our lives … ” as an integral part of the clichéd graduation rhetoric. But, despite its popularity, the phrase’s meaning remains remarkably vague. One would think […]
The Quad: Students reflect on 2016 active shooter situation in wake of broader school shootings
Fourth-year theater student Vivi Le still remembers waking up in her Dykstra dorm room to the loud whir of helicopters and to a phone blown up with missed calls and messages. Le was not alone in her atypical start to the morning June 1, 2016. Thousands of UCLA students woke up to the alarming news […]