It has been more than a month since the night of Dec. 31, when we sat whining about how bad 2016 was and how it led to our lives being in shambles. Read more...
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February 9, 3:32 pm
Throwback Thursday: Tuition increases through the years
Surprise, surprise! UCLA’s tuition has gone up again. If you’re like me and have been hibernating in your room studying for midterms, you probably didn’t know that the University of California Board of Regents adjourned yet another meeting on how to make our lives more miserable. Read more...
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Campus, Lifestyle, The Quad
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February 9, 3:17 pm
The Quad: Eliminating stress by combating decision fatigue
Repeating an outfit two days in a row is commonly seen as a social faux pas. However, influential people like Steve Jobs and Barack Obama are known to have worn the same outfit everyday. Read more...
Photo: Wearing the same outfit may help eliminate stress in the mornings. (Michelle Lin/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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February 8, 4:28 pm
The Quad: What to expect when you’re protesting
From the Women’s March to the airport demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, protests have dominated the news cycle throughout the month of January. Calling on the civil disobedience of the 1960s, protesting is becoming the newest weapon against the Trump administration. Read more...
Photo: With marches and protests springing up with every passing day Trump is in office, it’s best to be prepared before you take to the streets. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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February 8, 2:48 pm
Wellness Wednesday: Internalized stigma surrounding mental illness poses problem
College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. Read more...
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February 6, 7:19 pm
The Quad: Discovering the healthy side of fatty foods
Although low-carb and gluten-free diets dominate the cultural conversation around health and wellness today, lowfat diets were once en vogue. While today we have finally been disabused of the idea all fat is unhealthy, the legacy of the low-fat era still exists today. Read more...
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Lifestyle, The Quad
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February 2, 4:14 pm
Throwback Thursday: Perusing Daily Bruin’s 1957 magazine ‘The New Pacific’
When you’re stressed about work, school or the impending abyss that is the post-graduation “real world,” some light-hearted literature helps take the edge off. Between Buzzfeed quizzes, lifestyle sites and the vast array of random but entertaining websites, there’s no shortage of ways for today’s students to unwind for an hour or two. Read more...
Photo: “The New Pacific” featured bombastic language and a glaring amount of Ivy League collegiate influence. (Daily Bruin archives)