Traditionally, when someone thinks about eSports, the games that come to mind are fast-paced action titles, be they first-person shooters or strategy games. However, Blizzard Entertainment has been challenging that notion in the last few years with the uncanny popularity of their free-to-play online card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. Hearthstone was the 4th most-watched […]
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Pop culture alone does not influence young voters
Popular culture is a uniting element in a country that is becoming increasingly divided, which makes it the perfect tool for politicians to seize hold of. Even better, it holds the potential to interest, although not necessarily engage the least politically-involved demographic – young people. It has been widely known that young people have the […]
Throwback Thursday, Week 7: Your daily cup of joe (Bruin)
Whether coffee’s your cup of tea or not, it matters. In 2015, the National Coffee Association and The Specialty Coffee Association of America found more than half of Americans over 18 years old drink coffee daily and that Americans consume about 400 million cups of coffee a day. In academia, caffeine’s popularity is even more […]
#HashitOut: A very long weekend
Eldrin Masangkay and Francesca Manto break down the events of the long weekend in another episode of #HashitOut. The NBA All-Star festivities and the Grammy Awards are just a couple of the topics that they discuss.
Lost in Boelter: Understanding coding languages
The world of computers revolves around code. Everything that we do with a computer, from booting it up to browsing the internet, is facilitated by collections of computer code files that are packaged into single, functioning units known as software applications – software, for short. Problems solved using computers are implemented algorithmically with computer code. […]
Millennial’s guide to 2016 presidential election merchandise
Ah, presidential primary season. We meet again, you crazy, extravagant fool. Last week, the Iowa caucuses kicked off a months-long period where Democratic and Republican presidential candidates will duke it out for the presidential nomination from their respective parties. Even though I love politics, campaign season gets old quickly to me. I get annoyed with […]
Tips and tricks for optimizing the UCLA biking experience
Cycling in Westwood has always been a bit of an uphill battle. And I’m not just talking about the elevation changes around the UCLA campus. Students here, by and large, are just resistant to hopping on the saddle (not a seat) to zip around campus, even if they can shave a significant chunk of time […]