Popular culture is a uniting element in a country that is becoming increasingly divided, which makes it the perfect tool for politicians to seize hold of. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Denise Cross via Flickr)
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Lifestyle, The Quad
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February 10, 5:01 pm
Millennial’s guide to 2016 presidential election merchandise
Ah, presidential primary season. We meet again, you crazy, extravagant fool. Last week, the Iowa caucuses kicked off a months-long period where Democratic and Republican presidential candidates will duke it out for the presidential nomination from their respective parties. Read more...
Photo: Campaign merchandise, once largely limited to adhesive decals, pins and buttons, has since expanded into a bevy of goods. (Creative Commons photo by Ron Cogswell via Flickr)
Lifestyle, Opinion, The Quad
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February 10, 12:30 am
Tips and tricks for optimizing the UCLA biking experience
Cycling in Westwood has always been a bit of an uphill battle. And I’m not just talking about the elevation changes around the UCLA campus. Students here, by and large, are just resistant to hopping on the saddle (not a seat) to zip around campus, even if they can shave a significant chunk of time off the commute. Read more...
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Lifestyle, The Quad
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February 4, 7:19 pm
Which opposing presidential candidate would you vote for?
Millions of Americans will gather around their televisions Sunday night to watch what is arguably the greatest spectacle of American culture – the Super Bowl. However, Monday night, I was glued to the TV watching a spectacle that I consider to be better than any game or reality television show – the Iowa caucuses. Read more...
Photo: Presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking at Drake University in Iowa in 2015. (Creative Commons photo by John Pemble via Flickr)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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January 23, 12:46 pm
Taking Instagram back from inauthenticity
Social media is a blessing and a curse. Being an out-of-state student, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram help me stay updated on the lives of my friends and family sprinkled throughout the country. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Stròlic Furlàn via Flickr)
Arts, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, The Quad
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January 21, 12:40 am
Second Take: New apps are using old ideas, need more creativity to be successful
Three new apps are making waves in the social networking community. Peach, Happn and The Outbound bear resemblances to Facebook, Tinder and Yelp, respectively. However, only one of them has the potential to replace the original with a new and intriguing concept. Read more...
Photo: Happn (top left), Peach (bottom left) and The Outbound (right) are new social networking apps that have features similar to existing popular apps. (Happn, TechNewsToday.com, The Outbound)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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January 20, 8:14 pm
The impact of social media on museums, art
We’ve all seen it before: people crowding Chris Burden’s “Urban Lights” exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to take photos peeking out from behind lamp posts, while others take selfies in the reflection of Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrored Room” at The Broad museum. Read more...
Photo: Free tickets to The Broad museum, Los Angeles’ newest major art museum, are reserved through March. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)