For some lucky high school seniors, the impending May 1 deadline that is national college decision day will be a decision between UCLA, UC Berkeley and other top schools. The hardworking students who face the dilemma of choosing between the two top-ranked public universities in the United States may simply be told by well-intending high […]
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The Quad: What’s the best way to get to class?
UCLA’s campus is a bit of a trek from the Hill, where many students live. We tested out several methods of personal transportation and weighed the pros and cons of each.
College ‘life hacks,’ tested
As students, it is almost a given that we find innovative new ways of making our lives more manageable. However, as easy and useful as these “hacks” may seem on Pinterest or Buzzfeed, where they seem to grow exponentially, reality doesn’t always match up. Doubtful, I decided to test the functionality of several of these […]
Press Pass: Behind the scenes of Dance Marathon coverage
UCLA’s Dance Marathon has created an annual tradition of our own at the Daily Bruin, where we send reporters and photographers to cover the entirety of the event. The continuous 26 hours are a challenge, but also one of the best ways for new reporters to dive into live coverage. Each year, the staff collaborates […]
Lost in Boelter: External applications
Computer science, by itself, is irrelevant. Of course, you could generalize that argument to all fields of study, but at least when you study biology, even if you don’t apply it somewhere, you understand how cells and organisms, including yourself, function. However, with computer science, it does you no good to learn how to program […]
Lost in Boelter: The Hottest Network Security Trick
Contrary to conventional wisdom, you can’t burn yourself by touching a firewall. Most of our everyday encounters with firewalls usually don’t go beyond scouring Google for a way to bypass them so that we can stream our movies. But the truth about firewalls is that they are critical to keeping organizations – and individual users […]
Maggie Zheng: UC Davis students’ demands to fire Chancellor Katehi should be supported
For the past three weeks, students at UC Davis have been camped outside the chancellor’s office calling for the resignation or firing of their current chancellor, Linda Katehi. The occupations began on March 11th and have persisted daily throughout finals week and spring break. Protesters have continued their efforts with marches across campus, expanding their […]