While we might all spend time carefully crafting the perfect music playlists, the wondrous world of podcasts is not to be overlooked. Whether you’re looking to de-stress after midterms or want something new to listen to while studying, there’s a podcast for everyone. Pop Culture Breakdown “Talking TV With Ryan and Ryan” If you’re like […]
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Throwback Thursday: The Bel Air fire of 1961
Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. Fires ravaged Northern California and Orange County earlier this year, destroying thousands […]
The Quad: College ranking systems, categorized and (somewhat) demystified
Fall is here, so that means it’s time for a deluge of college rankings to drop like the leaves never do in southern California. The most recent update to our oversaturated college rankings landscape is the 2018 iteration of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Global Universities” ranking, released Oct. 24. It’s not to be […]
Throwback Thursday: UC presidential expenses have always ruffled feathers
Midterm stress is in the air, and the cortisol-powered hustle and bustle is readily palpable. Week five of fall quarter has some students frantically cramming for exams and others hoping their classes get cancelled by some fortuitous fate – wishful thinking, to say the least. UCLA cancelling classes wasn’t always far-fetched. Our predecessors from 1984 […]
The Quad: After last week’s record-setting heat wave, some tips for the next one
If melting icecaps, massive hurricanes hitting everywhere from Puerto Rico to Ireland and expansive wildfires consuming large swathes of California haven’t convinced you that climate change is real, the heat wave this past week may have done the trick. California experienced a harsh heat wave during the last week of October for the first time […]
The Quad: Some simple and easy Halloween costume ideas for the busy Bruin
Halloween is right around the corner and many students are probably pondering over their Halloween costumes in addition to studying for midterms. Since many students are extremely busy during this time of the quarter, here is a guide of some easy costume ideas that students can assemble in their dorm rooms or apartments. Quick Target […]
Throwback Thursday: UCLA Housing was unrecognizably strict, petty in the 1960s
Joe Bruin had a midterm and decided to study all night. The chair in his dorm room seemed uncomfortable, so he borrowed one from his floor lounge. The next morning, he took his exam and passed. He was also fined $2 for removing the chair. If this sounds like UCLA from an alternate universe, it’s […]