On a typical Sunday afternoon, you’re most likely doing one of three things: brunching with friends, grocery shopping for the upcoming week or lying in your bed, attempting to beat your hangover while trying to decide which of the first two to tackle. 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.
Campus, The Quad
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November 11, 7:21 pm
Freeze Peach Friday: Donald Trump and the First Amendment
Free speech is a hot button topic on campus from coast to coast, and one that is hardly black and white. Blogger Claire Hubert is taking time every week to explore the nuances that surround our First Amendment rights. Read more...
Photo: (Valaree Catangay/Daily Bruin)
The Quad
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November 10, 6:03 pm
Throwback Thursday: Reactions to the 1968 presidential election at UCLA
While the Democalypse appears to be upon us – and Canada an increasingly compelling candidate for a four-year vacation – it’s not too far-fetched to say this isn’t the first time America has been on the “precipice of doom.” If for some reason you were stuck in a cryogenic chamber and just awoke from your slumber, know that Donald Trump will be our next president. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin archives)
The Quad
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November 10, 4:51 pm
The Quad: Adding a double major: best of both worlds?
As a student double majoring in English and psychology with a minor in philosophy, this quarter has been the death of me. My past two years of college had their fair share of hell weeks, but as I reflect on this fall and look ahead, I can feel my soul being sucked out of me. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Allan Ajifo via Wikimedia Commons)
The Quad
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November 10, 1:58 pm
Plugged In: Big Brother is watching
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)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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November 9, 11:05 am
The Quad: Shouting into the void – social media in the 2016 election
This post was updated Nov. 10 at 1:15 p.m. It is time to pick ourselves up, dry off our tears and start tweeting again, even as thousands of UCLA students rose up in angry protest last night as Donald J. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Nan Palmero via Flickr)
The Quad
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November 8, 7:01 pm
Throwback: Presidential elections at UCLA
Go back in time and look through previous presidential elections and the reactions of students at UCLA, from the George W. Bush vs. Al Gore election to today, as students watch the Hillary Clinton vs. Read more...
Photo: (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)