According to Business Insider, the most effective music to listen to while studying lacks lyrics, features sounds of nature or has a specific tempo. In general, music is a great way to get through repetitive and mindless tasks, like completing a problem set you already know how to do or memorizing important dates. Read more...
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Making pour over coffee is nothing short of a scientific spectacle. Pour over coffee is a deceptively simple method of making freshly brewed coffee by grinding coffee, inserting it into a brewing system and then systematically pouring water over the grounds. Read more...
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The word “pollution” tends to evoke images of devastating oil spills in vast oceans or black fumes spilling from big, industrial factories. Interestingly, the tremendous environmental implications behind the trendy clothes that hang in our own closets seem to constantly slip our minds. Read more...
Photo: The Unravel club at UCLA hopes to educate students about the negative environmental effects of “fast fashion,” emphasizing thrifting as a means to reduce pollution and textile waste. Here, the Daily Bruin’s Karen Im explores the environmental consequences of “fast fashion” production practices. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)
Faces can quickly become blurs in the midst of UCLA’s hustle and bustle. For the first-year international Bruin, this large setting can be especially daunting. First-year international students, who made up approximately 10 percent of the students that enrolled as freshmen in the fall of 2017, begin a monumental social and cultural transition as soon as they settle into a completely different part of the world. Read more...
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Last month’s attack on the Jewish community in Pittsburgh might be the pinnacle of anti-Semitism in the United States, but it certainly isn’t the only one etched into the narrative of this religious minority. Read more...
Photo: The shooting that took place at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh is not just an isolated instance of anti-Semitism – the Daily Bruin’s Sammi Dorfan explores the recent history of anti-Semtism in the Quad’s latest piece. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
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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Halloween comes at a spooky time for us college students. While we’re shuffling through study guides for upcoming midterms, we’re also simultaneously rummaging through our closets trying to find the perfect Halloween costume. Read more...
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