“All the first-years live in Hedrick,” is a hackneyed statement many incoming first-year students hear when they’re finding out more about UCLA, scouring the pages of Facebook groups and College Confidential. 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.
Lifestyle, The Quad
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November 18, 6:02 pm
The Quad: Explaining misophonia, the hatred of sound
Please stop your ragged breathing. I am going to slap the gum out of your mouth. Why are you typing so ferociously? I swear, if you don’t stop, I will smash your laptop on the floor. Read more...
Photo: (Cornelius Robbins)
Campus, The Quad
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November 18, 4:24 pm
The Quad: The psychology behind college rivalries
The Bruin Bear is boxed, the bonfire has been lit, and campus rings out with the sounds of the Bruin Marching Band and cries of “U! Read more...
Photo: The USC-UCLA rivalry runs deep. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Quad
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November 17, 6:20 pm
Throwback Thursday: History of the Victory Bell and the UCLA-USC prank war
The football game we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. This Saturday, UCLA will once again take on USC in the annual USC-UCLA football game. Read more...
Photo: The prank war between UCLA and USC has decreased in intensity over the years. (Daily Bruin archives)
Opinion, The Quad
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November 17, 4:06 pm
Throwback Thursday: History of white student movements at UCLA
White supremacy in America is like a bad cold in an immunocompromised person – at first annoying and tough to shake off, yet highly capable of turning dangerous as the virus takes its toll on the human body. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin archives)
The Quad
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November 17, 2:51 pm
Plugged In: Data is king
We live in an age where everything we interact with is becoming “smart,” be that our phones, watches or even washing machines. The Internet of Things – where everything around us is tethered to the Internet – is changing our lives and habits in dazzling and frightening ways. Read more...
Photo: (Harishwer Balasubramani/Illustrations director)
Campus, The Quad
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November 17, 12:07 pm
The Quad: Senior auditors: Lifelong learners back in the classroom
Nineteen students filled up professor Joseph Dimuro’s English 164C class, titled “The Novel 1850-1900.” I am one of these 19 students, but even on the first day of the quarter, something about the class’s student demographics stood out to me. Read more...