There is nothing better than a cup of freshly brewed matcha tea to warm a person up after freezing in the cold, wet winter of Los Angeles this year. Read more...
Photo: (Yixuan Jiang/Daily Bruin)
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.
Campus, Lifestyle, The Quad
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January 27, 5:29 pm
The Quad: How UCLA students celebrate Lunar New Year
Although we may not get a day off for it, Lunar New Year is still a significant holiday for many UCLA students. In 2017, Lunar New Year falls on Jan 28, marking the beginning of the Year of the Rooster and the end of the Year of the Monkey. Read more...
Photo: This year’s Lunar New Year celebration on the Hill featured lion dancers and games, dances and music from various organizations. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)
The Quad
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January 26, 2:50 pm
Throwback Thursday: Tracing the origin of overcrowded classrooms at UCLA
Imagine a UCLA lecture hall without a teaching assistant to light the way. Fifty years ago, Bruins didn’t have to imagine it because that was the reality. Read more...
Photo: Discussion sections, now the norm for most lecture-style classes at UCLA, were once a mere novelty. (Daily Bruin archives)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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January 26, 2:23 pm
The Quad: Exploring the toxic underbelly of ‘The Bachelor’
It’s not me, it’s you. Over the past two years, I’ve been embarrassingly addicted to ABC’s reality show “The Bachelor”. The show is zero substance and pure entertainment. Read more...
Photo: In order to advance to the next round, the Bachelor gives the chosen contestants a rose. (Creative Commons photo by Brandy Cross via Wikimedia Commons)
Campus, The Quad
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January 25, 4:53 pm
The Quad: The ins and outs of Title IX procedures
I call my parents every day. Yes, you can make fun of me, but usually if I go a day or two without talking to them, my homesickness kicks in. Read more...
Lifestyle, The Quad
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January 25, 4:01 pm
The Quad: The unexpected benefits of playing music
If you’ve ever performed in front of a crowd, you know the feeling when you walk onstage and the spotlight is focused entirely on you. The sea of people extends before you, hidden in the darkness, their eyes and ears all trained intently on you. Read more...
Photo: (Valeree Catangay/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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January 24, 4:28 pm
The Quad: The activism on display at LA’s Women’s March needs to go further
If there’s anything I learned from attending the Los Angeles Women’s March last weekend, it’s that energizing and engaging the masses is a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. Read more...
Photo: A broad but loosely affiliated coalition attended last Saturday’s Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)