Students have many opportunities to network and connect with professionals who share the same interests at UCLA, as evident by the various mentoring programs and clubs on campus. Read more...
Royce Quad was once an epicenter of student life at UCLA. Now, in the digital age, the Quad is an attempt to recreate these discussion spaces online. Come to the Quad for analysis, explanation and student narratives about life on and off campus, within and without Westwood.
The Quad
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February 7, 10:18 pm
Throwback Thursday: Albert Einstein gives lecture on gravity, electric fields at Royce Hall
Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin archives)
The Quad, Westwood
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February 6, 4:54 pm
The Quad: “Stories of Almost Everyone” exhibit allows art to stand on its own
The Hammer Museum’s advertising copy says its new exhibition “Stories of Almost Everyone” is an attempt to be “skeptical of the conditions of museological mediation and art’s promise to convey meaning.” What this means is that in curating exhibits, displaying them and writing up descriptions of artworks, museums take away from the inherent meaning or narrative of the original art object itself. Read more...
Photo: “Stories Of Almost Everyone” is on display at the Hammer Museum until May 6. (Lionel Deatherage/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad, Westwood
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February 3, 5:38 pm
The Quad: Survival tips can keep you afloat during apartment-hunting season
Winter quarter is moving quickly as students study for midterms and frantically make up the readings they’ve been ignoring for the last five weeks. Unfortunately, classes aren’t the only stressor this time of year as students embark on the hunt for apartments. Read more...
The Quad
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February 1, 5:26 pm
Throwback Thursday: Former President Reagan accuses the Daily Bruin of peddling fake news
Throwback Thursdays are our chance to reflect on past events on or near campus and relate them to the present day. Each week, we showcase and analyze an old article from the Daily Bruin archives in an effort to chronicle the campus’ history. Read more...
Campus, Student Life, The Quad
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January 29, 4:53 pm
The Quad: Best and worst drinks to order at Bruin Cafe
Acrid is an adjective with two definitions: “having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell” and “angry and bitter.” Acrid succinctly describes the experience of a visit to Bruin Cafe’s full-service espresso bar, which, for one meal-plan swipe, serves the full range of standard espresso and espresso-adjacent beverages: the latte, the cappuccino, the mocha—they’re all here. Read more...
The Quad
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January 25, 1:06 pm
Throwback Thursday: Hunt for roommates has proved to be difficult throughout housing history
Have you ever loved your roommate so much you considered them your spouse? UCLA Housing believed this was the gold standard for rooming back in the 1960s. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Housing director Roger Nudd tells students on the Hill that a good roommate has the qualities of a good spouse. (Daily Bruin Archive)