Bruins were dance marathon-ing for diseases years before UCLA professor Michael Gottlieb identified acquired immune deficiency syndrome and the AIDS epidemic was discovered. The Dance Marathon we know today debuted in April 2002 to raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, but in 1979, the event began when Greek life revived UCLA’s annual […]
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#HashitOut: Spring Break Edition
#HashitOut is back and live every Monday at 6 p.m. This Monday, we cover hashtags that were relevant during the spring break such as #PrayforBrussels and #MarchMadness.
What do the UC’s principles against intolerance mean for Zionism?
The University of California Board of Regents finally adopted its long-awaited Statement of Principles Against Intolerance last week after much debate. If you followed the news at all during the week-long hiatus between the winter and spring quarters, you’d know that Zionism dominated the conversation. Originally, the Final Report of the Regents Working Group on […]
My weeklong vegan experiment on the Hill
With diets that frequently come and go, we are inundated with a plethora of constantly changing and often conflicting information on what to eat and what not to eat. It’s hard to discern what the optimal diet truly is – even the food pyramid of our childhood is now void. Currently, one of the biggest […]
How to deal with stress eating during finals season
One chip. Two chips. Three chips. Then, the whole bag. And maybe a Twix bar, too. I’m sure you can relate. It’s a phenomenon that affects even the best of us – stress eating. You eat because you’re stressed. Then you’re stressed because you eat. I often find myself justifying my eating habits with reasons […]
In defense of icebreakers
I never thought I’d say this, but I’ve come to appreciate icebreakers. Back as a first-year student, I dragged my feet doing icebreakers with my RA in the lounge. Starting with orientation and continuing through the first few weeks of school, icebreakers dampened my enthusiasm for meeting new people until I felt like a No. […]
Cultural appropriation or appreciation?
The line is blurry, but cultures can be appreciated rather than appropriated – and sometimes, claims of appropriation are overblown.