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.
I didn’t understand how controversial a bike lane could be until I wrote about one. Almost a year ago, the current city editor at The Bruin asked me if I could write about Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz’s opposition to a proposed bike lane on Westwood Boulevard. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin archives)
Have you ever wondered about those people who use cable locks for their laptops? Well, I’m one of them. Contrary to conventional wisdom, that doesn’t mean that I’m overly protective of my laptop or that I have something to hide. Read more...
Photo: A free laptop? This could be prevented using threat modeling and a cable lock. (Visualhunt.com)
The post was updated on May 9 at 5:40 p.m. The night was Feb. 11, 2015. Like the rest of the fans in Pauley Pavilion’s student section, I too was cheering as loudly as ever when Oregon State’s junior point guard Gary Payton II approached the free throw line after missing his first attempt. Read more...
Photo: Despite being the home of a legendary program, attendance has been poor at UCLA’s basketball games this past season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
NK DTZ’WJ WJFINSL YMNX RJXXFLJ, NY’X UWTGFGQD STY JSHWDUYJI Don’t worry, this isn’t a mistake. That line above is in fact gibberish. But, what if I told you that those seemingly random characters actually map to the following message? Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by IntelFreePress via Flickr)
Each Spring quarter, student voters must ask themselves the question: What has student government done for me? In 1983, Perfect Student Union president Stuart Holbrook asked this question during the Undergraduate Students Association Council debates. Read more...
Photo: Four candidates vied to lead the campus undergraduate student government in 1983. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Too full to even think about grabbing that dining hall banana to go? Don’t be shy, because Daily Bruin has your back with five alternate uses for bananas that will change the way you see the world’s funniest fruit. Read more...
Photo: (Peter Berger and Ruth Murai/Daily Bruin)
If you don't own one already, you should. Read more...
Photo: Parasols are woefully underused in sunny Southern California.
