When America decided to call the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday, it wasn’t joking around: People are literally beat black and blue – be it through advertisements or Walmart crowds – in their efforts to find the best deals. Whether it be hot deals on winter clothing or heart-racing 50-percent-off deals in Target, Black Friday […]
Category Archives: Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: History of the Victory Bell and the UCLA-USC prank war
The football game we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. This Saturday, UCLA will once again take on USC in the annual USC-UCLA football game. USC and UCLA have had one of the most iconic crosstown rivalries over the years, and when there is a college rivalry, there are bound to be pranks. The […]
Throwback Thursday: History of white student movements at UCLA
White supremacy in America is like a bad cold in an immunocompromised person – at first annoying and tough to shake off, yet highly capable of turning dangerous as the virus takes its toll on the human body. Here at UCLA, this virus is clearly alive and kicking. Since Donald Trump’s election to the presidency […]
Throwback Thursday: Reactions to the 1968 presidential election at UCLA
While the Democalypse appears to be upon us – and Canada an increasingly compelling candidate for a four-year vacation – it’s not too far-fetched to say this isn’t the first time America has been on the “precipice of doom.” If for some reason you were stuck in a cryogenic chamber and just awoke from your […]
Throwback: Presidential elections at UCLA
Go back in time and look through previous presidential elections and the reactions of students at UCLA, from the George W. Bush vs. Al Gore election to today, as students watch the Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump election closely. [gmedia id=91]
Throwback Thursday: Cigarette ads in the Daily Bruin
No matter which page you look at, you won’t find advertisements for cigarettes in today’s edition of the Daily Bruin. But during the 1950s, you could hardly turn a page without seeing a smiling face staring back at you, cigarette in mouth. Before all the scientific data on the negative health effects of tobacco and […]
The Quad: Throwback Thursday: UCLA’s Olympic Village in 1984
In less than 11 months, the world will know whether Los Angeles or Paris will win the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Both cities have pledged some sort of “risk-free” financial plan, meaning they will not spend a ludicrous amount of money on new stadiums or venues. However, while Paris plans to […]