Tuesday, June 17

LA’s Expo Line Extension: Both new, and nothing new

I remember riding the Expo Line on my way back home from school for the first time two days after it opened in 2012. It was hard to imagine that that same train in four years time would reach the sea and harder to imagine that 60 years prior, the Los Angeles region had done that all the time. Read more...

Photo: A comic that depicts Pacific Electric red cars that ran across Los Angeles County in the first half of the 20th century. (Daily Bruin archives)


Lost in Boelter: Code-switchable

One doesn’t usually associate staring at a computer screen with self-reflection – except for, of course, when you’re staring at a glossy screen. Surprisingly, I’ve recently noticed myself doing a great deal of both throughout my experience with computer science. Read more...

Photo: Those who lack creativity in computer science are in for a hard landing. (Creative Commons photo by HackNY via Flickr)


The Quad: Tracy McGrady wrong to dismiss Stephen Curry’s NBA MVP award

Retired NBA players often gripe about the lack of physical play in the league today. A lot of their hate has recently been directed at the Golden State Warriors. Read more...

Photo: Former NBA player Tracy McGrady claims Stephen Curry’s unanimous MVP award vote is a result of an overall decline in player quality. (Creative Commons photo by Keith Allison via Flickr)


Throwback Thursday, Week 8: When spring first sang

Seventy-one years ago, UCLA’s “oldest and greatest musical tradition” was born. The first ever Spring Sing only comprised of UCLA Greek life in eight female and seven male singing-teams competing for two trophy cups. Read more...

Photo: A report for the first Spring Sing competition in 1945. (Daily Bruin archives)


The Quad: UCLA’s David Geffen Square proposal is a cry for money

UCLA, in an innovative and bold move in higher education, isn’t even waiting for the donation before doing the renaming anymore. Naturally, it involves David Geffen. Read more...

Photo: Philanthropist David Geffen addresses medical school graduates in 2014. UCLA is asking the city to commemorate an intersection near campus after Geffen, who is the university’s most generous individual donor. (Courtesy of UCLA)



Professors read mean reviews

Countless reviews find their way on the Internet as students — passioned or indifferent — post their own thoughts on classes and teachers around the campus. Read more...

Photo: (Nico Correia, Ruth Murai, Emily Perkins Rock, Matt Fernandez/Daily Bruin)



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