This post was updated Feb. 21 at 11:12 a.m. Gen Z’ers across the globe are becoming engrossed in the world of untapped talent, peculiar humor and political innuendos – all in the span of 15-second videos. Read more...
Photo: TikTok is a social media platform where users can share videos and comment on each other’s posts. The app has about 500 million users and features content anywhere from lip-syncing videos to food tutorials. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
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. Read more...
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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. Read more...
Photo: (Top: Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff Bottom: MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
You’re out of breath from the hike up Janss Steps as you plop into a seat one minute before the lecture begins. Backpack in arms, caffeine in hand, you tell yourself that it’s important to pay attention, but the classroom appears despondent. Read more...
Photo: Research has found that students’ learning experiences in the classroom can be directly impacted by the environment in which students are sitting, with sunlight and windows potentially leading to a better ability to learn. (Daily Bruin file photo. Photo illustration by Firyal Bawab/Daily Bruin)
In our increasingly globalized day-to-day lives, the spread of diseases is fast – but the proliferation of misinformation is even faster. Around a month has passed since the emergence of the novel strain of coronavirus in China’s Wuhan province and its subsequent reach overseas in countries such as the United States, Australia and Canada, sparking a worldwide state of panic. Read more...
Photo: The internet has proven to be a vital source of information about coronavirus, but is also functioning as a hub for misinformation. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
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. Read more...
Photo: (Left: Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff Top right: Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff Bottom right: Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 1:09 a.m. Students usually have two questions about the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Firstly, what is it? USAC is UCLA’s undergraduate student government, and that leads us to a follow-up question: Why should I care? Read more...
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