Believe it or not, you may now have more in common with William Shakespeare and Sir Isaac Newton than you think thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
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April 8, 10:04 pm
The Quad: Coronavirus misinformation ranges from funny to serious, but all can be dangerous
Time and time again we are reminded that you can’t believe everything you see on the internet – even if it involves seemingly real footage of drunken elephants sleeping in a garden during a pandemic. Read more...
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April 6, 6:10 pm
The Quad: Ways to stay connected, curb boredom during COVID-19 social distancing
Tanning at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, hanging with friends on Janss Steps or attending a gymnastics meet in Pauley Pavilion – the springtime activities that we’re used to at UCLA are now replaced by logging on to a Zoom meeting in your pajamas. Read more...
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March 31, 8:12 pm
The Quad: Sharing some good news amid the coronavirus pandemic
When the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, it’s safe to say a life-threatening pandemic wasn’t part of most people’s 2020 plans. Since the onset of the outbreak, the current news cycle has been consumed by coronavirus coverage, and each breaking update seems to bring worse updates than the day before. Read more...
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Campus, Lifestyle, Student Life
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March 15, 6:40 pm
The Quad: For seniors, an online spring quarter means an incomplete college experience
This sucks. It really, really sucks. There isn’t any other way to put it. UCLA officials announced Friday that spring quarter classes would be conducted entirely online in response to widespread cases of the novel coronavirus. Read more...
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March 12, 3:41 pm
The Quad: Exploring anti-sleep culture, how students may be affected
Picture this: You sit down for your 8 a.m. final and find yourself yawning and complaining that you only got, say, four hours of sleep, only to have your classmate one-up you and say they got two. Read more...
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March 12, 3:03 pm
The Quad: Looking into impacts of mental health jokes among college students
In August 2019, the question, “What happens if you get hit by a bus on campus?” was trending on Google search results. It’s an ongoing, rumor-fuelled joke for American college students: If you get hit by a vehicle on campus, you will get your tuition paid. Read more...
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