The Quad: What’s your horror story about when a finals-week nightmare became reality?

Week eight has arrived and you know what that means: Finals week is just around the corner. Even when we think we’re ready, we are always afraid of a wild card to send us over the edge around this time. Oversleeping by an hour, forgetting your BruinCard or going to the wrong location only to […]

Week eight: Title IX policy panel, telescope controversy, YouTube pranksters interrupt class

  This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. Classes might be slowing down as the quarter draws near an end, but one thing’s certain: […]

Inner Peas: Overcoming gymtimidation, positive impact of regular exercise on mental health

Late-night coffee sessions and a constantly looming sense of stress may seem synonymous with the college lifestyle – but it doesn’t have to be that way. In her series Inner Peas, Daily Bruin contributor Kayleigh Ruller will explore different ways students can easily practice various wellness tactics in their busy day-to-day lives. Enter Bruin Fitness […]

Week seven: UC budget transparency incomplete, USAC votes to support The Agora, Oscars

This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. The weather is finally clearing after a long couple weeks of consistent rainstorms as week seven comes […]

The Quad: Exploring pros and cons of The Agora, how it compares to other housing options

We throw the term “affordable housing” around a lot in the collegiate setting – everyone wants it, but many students will agree that the two words haven’t previously coexisted in an area like Westwood. The Agora, Westwood’s newest affordable housing project is supposed to help change that. However, since its initial proposal in November the […]

The Quad: Negative effects of racism, discrimination on mental health

Health problems don’t discriminate, but people certainly can. While race-based discrimination is an extensively researched issue, we seldom discuss an equally pressing effect: its consequences on physiological health. To many, racism may be assumed to be blatant and purposely malicious. However, it can manifest in a number of small ways that build up and ultimately […]

Week six: Breathalyzers for frats, facility for athletes, Kevin De León for Luskin

This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed. As midterms come to an end, a lot of us can’t help but feel the most important […]