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Photo: The Starbucks on Weyburn and Broxton avenues. (Micaela Harris/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, The Quad
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February 19, 4:09 pm
Don’t drink the brand ambassador Kool-Aid
Become a brand ambassador – it’s a great way to gain experience doing nothing, and annoy people on campus. During the fall quarter of my first year, when I should have been studying for my imminent Chemistry 14A final, I was carousing around Westwood with a bunch of actors in grey shirts promoting WeChat, the direct messaging application most popular in China. Read more...
Photo: WeChat, an instant messaging app, has recently bolstered its marketing efforts in North America, with brand ambassadorship as one of the methods. (Creative Commons photo by Premkumar Masilamani via Picasa)
Lifestyle, The Quad
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February 19, 3:33 pm
Pop culture alone does not influence young voters
Popular culture is a uniting element in a country that is becoming increasingly divided, which makes it the perfect tool for politicians to seize hold of. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Denise Cross via Flickr)
The Quad
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February 18, 7:52 pm
Throwback Thursday, Week 7: Your daily cup of joe (Bruin)
Whether coffee’s your cup of tea or not, it matters. In 2015, the National Coffee Association and The Specialty Coffee Association of America found more than half of Americans over 18 years old drink coffee daily and that Americans consume about 400 million cups of coffee a day. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin archives)
Podcasts, The Quad
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February 18, 5:50 pm
#HashitOut: A very long weekend
Eldrin Masangkay and Francesca Manto break down the events of the long weekend in another episode of #HashitOut. The NBA All-Star festivities and the Grammy Awards are just a couple of the topics that they discuss. Read more...
The Quad
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February 17, 7:28 pm
On the media frenzy surrounding faith and football
What do quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Tim Tebow have in common? Judging by their playing careers, probably not a lot – they might even seem like opposites if you think about it. Read more...
Photo: In the NFL, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow have been subject to extensive media coverage due to their public statements relating to their Christian faith. (Creative Commons photos by Keith Allison and Jeffrey Beall via Flickr)
Academics, The Quad
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February 17, 6:40 pm
Lost in Boelter: Understanding coding languages
The world of computers revolves around code. Everything that we do with a computer, from booting it up to browsing the internet, is facilitated by collections of computer code files that are packaged into single, functioning units known as software applications – software, for short. Read more...
Photo: Pictured: coding languages?