The Quad: Difficulty behind maintaining New Year’s resolutions, why they can fail

What do weight loss, healthy diets and fiscal responsibility all have in common? According to Inc., these are some of the most common resolutions people make at the start of every new year. We cyclically embark on these journeys of self-improvement as we forgo our bad habits and attempt to live out healthier, more desirable […]

Week two: Gymnastics scores double 10s, student advisor position debated

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. It’s week two and students are beginning to get comfortable with their new classes. While it may […]

The Quad: A guide to the wonderfully varied Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

Jules Cooch’s K-12 students stared in awe at UCLA’s botanical garden, wondering why it didn’t look like any particular natural phenomena they had seen before. They saw a combination of seemingly mismatched elements from different natural sources that made the garden seem like a completely new phenomenon. “The garden we’ve created here is not like […]

Throwback Thursday: Fifty-year anniversary of ‘Bunchy’ Carter, John Huggins shooting

Tucked in between a couple of shrubs in the garden near Campbell Hall’s east entrance lies a large, gray stone. Barely noticeable to the hundreds of students that pass by every day on their way to and from Bunche Hall, it reads “Carter-Huggins 1969.” Today, that stone bears extra significance. On this day, 50 years […]

The Quad: Tips to help develop healthy sleep habits, allow for a more restful night

A world in which we feel energized, have high GPAs and walk around with smiling faces may seem farfetched – but it’s actually quite attainable when we cultivate healthy sleeping habits. An all-nighter is not an unfamiliar feat amongst college goers who have twice as many sleep issues as the overall population. However, the evidence […]

Week one: Student adviser position at risk, Chabad bridge housing, FlyAway hours reduced

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. It’s week one of winter quarter and the news cycle has already begun to pick up. From […]

Throwback Thursday: The rowdy past of Bruins’ finals week traditions

During the demanding days following tenth week, we yell away our troubles when the clock strikes midnight, disturbing the eerie silence saturated with the anxiety of impending finals. Or at least that’s what the tradition of more than 30 years is supposed to be about. Nearly two decades ago, the Midnight Yell turned into what […]