One of the most mind-boggling decisions an incoming freshman or transfer will have to make is whether to use a private insurance plan or adopt the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan, the system’s health insurance package for students. Read more...
Lifestyle
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad, Westwood
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September 4, 2:25 pm
The Quad: Students share experiences of apartment living, from moving to managing finances
The beginning of September means the new school year – and the hectic move-in season that comes along with it – is rapidly approaching. While some students prepare to move in to the dorms, many plan to settle in to cozy Westwood apartments. Read more...
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Campus, Lifestyle, The Quad
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August 27, 5:02 pm
The Quad: California’s worsening wildfires and record-high temperatures by the numbers
California’s wildfires are getting worse. They have been for years. While this summer’s wildfire season isn’t over just yet, news outlets across the country have been suggesting that 2018 could be California’s worst year for wildfires. Read more...
Campus, Lifestyle, The Quad
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August 13, 3:19 pm
The Quad: Recent filmography of UCLA, cinema’s go-to university
UCLA has been a movie and television-set hotspot for decades. Even for students who did not spot Janss Steps, Royce Hall or Kerckhoff Coffee House in a major Hollywood picture prior to arriving at UCLA, many saw the famous spots on their first tour of the campus. Read more...
Lifestyle, The Quad
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July 30, 10:51 am
The Quad: Recommendations for running routes in Westwood and West LA
Running enthusiasts have a lot of options around UCLA – don’t limit yourself to running around in circles at the track at Drake Stadium, or worse yet, the dreary treadmills at the John Wooden Center. Read more...
Photo: (Ludi Zhu/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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July 13, 3:23 pm
The Quad: How breakthroughs in body positivity overtook unrealistic standards
I hadn’t taken a picture in more than one year. The idea of looking at myself was both horrific and depressing. I don’t know when it happened but looking at myself got hard and then impossible. Read more...
Photo: (Ludi Zhu and Nicole Anisgard Parra/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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July 2, 1:54 pm
The Quad: Professors recommend their favorite books for summer reading
Summer can feel a long way from a vacation for some college students. Between internships, jobs, summer classes and various exams, it is hard to find a moment that is not related to the future. Read more...
Photo: (Hanna Rashidi/Daily Bruin)