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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.
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February 22, 4:43 pm
The Quad: Life as an average UCLA student
This post was updated on March 3 at 5:45 p.m. In a society that emphasizes and celebrates greatness, and with a new president that continuously brags about being the best, it’s hard to remember that there’s nothing wrong with being common and average. Read more...
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February 22, 4:41 pm
Wellness Wednesday: Increased awareness can explain rising rates of mental illness
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...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Illustrations director)
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February 21, 5:31 pm
The Quad: Low usage fails to justify 24-hour John Wooden Center
At long last, you can now gym at 3 a.m. to your heart’s content. After much adjustment on the behalf of FITWELL and UCLA Recreation, the John Wooden Center is now open 24 hours a day for four days of the week. Read more...
Photo: Workers at the John Wooden Center have been adjusting to its new 24-hour schedule, four days a week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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February 21, 5:21 pm
Trivial Pursuits Tuesday: Why the CSO van service ends so early
In this week’s Trivial Pursuits, blogging contributors Aneesh Gowri and Molly Wright attempt to decode the mystery behind why the big white CSO van’s student transportation service ends astonishingly early in the evening. Read more...
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February 20, 5:37 pm
The Quad: Nontraditional older students share why they’re in UCLA
One of the reasons I chose to come to UCLA was its diverse community, encompassing students from all nationalities, races, sexualities and ages. Some of my classmates were even born in a different generation. Read more...
Photo: Bingyan Zhu, a third-year mathematics student, already has a bachelor’s degree from an agricultural university in China. (Chelsea Zhang/Daily Bruin)
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February 20, 4:42 pm
The Quad: UCLA’s tobacco-free policy enforcement, broken down
UCLA has been a smoke-free campus ever since UCLA started the Tobacco-Free Initiative in April 2013. Then-president of the University of California system Mark Yudof began the initiative, resulting in tobacco-free campuses systemwide. Read more...
Photo: Signs like these dot the campus, but cigarette butts can still be found in hidden areas on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)