Throwback Thursday: LA’s mayoral elections, then and now

Some things never change. Especially when it comes to politics. If you haven’t heard, Los Angeles is holding its city elections next week on March 7. Angelenos are being entrusted to determine a multitude of things, like whether or not the city has the power to regulate and tax marijuana, if development projects should be […]

Throwback Thursday: Exploring the information platforms Bruins use to schedule daily life

Check your email. Look for any open job openings on BruinView. Confirm your attendance on a Facebook event page. Respond to a group text message by mentioning how excited you are. Set an alarm on your phone. This is the typical life of a Bruin today. But Bruins in 1937 used the Daily Bruin to […]

Throwback Thursday: The Hill’s College Bowl reflects Bruins’ timeless fascination with trivia

Trivia fascinates us all. Be it the fast-paced “Jeopardy!” game show our professors talk about in class or the contemplative “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”, people pulling out random facts from their minds interests us all in some capacity. Not only does trivia make for a good alternative to awkward silences, but it also […]

Throwback Thursday: Tuition increases through the years

Surprise, surprise! UCLA’s tuition has gone up again. If you’re like me and have been hibernating in your room studying for midterms, you probably didn’t know that the University of California Board of Regents adjourned yet another meeting on how to make our lives more miserable. Most recently, they approved a tuition increase of 2.5 […]

Throwback Thursday: Perusing Daily Bruin’s 1957 magazine ‘The New Pacific’

When you’re stressed about work, school or the impending abyss that is the post-graduation “real world,” some light-hearted literature helps take the edge off. Between Buzzfeed quizzes, lifestyle sites and the vast array of random but entertaining websites, there’s no shortage of ways for today’s students to unwind for an hour or two. I myself […]

Throwback Thursday: Tracing the origin of overcrowded classrooms at UCLA

Imagine a UCLA lecture hall without a teaching assistant to light the way. Fifty years ago, Bruins didn’t have to imagine it because that was the reality. In 1967, then-Vice Chancellor Charles Young introduced an expansion of “quiz” sections, known as discussion sections to modern UCLA students. Discussions, usually guided by a teaching assistant, offer […]

Throwback Thursday: Overcast on Inauguration Day, 1985 and now

If there’s such thing as a tripartite coincidence, it’s happening on Friday. Storms are on the horizon on all fronts for students this week, be it the actual rain drops that will grace the drought-ridden California soil, the light precipitation in the east coast or the political storm that’s about to be sworn into Capitol […]