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.
Millions of Americans will gather around their televisions Sunday night to watch what is arguably the greatest spectacle of American culture – the Super Bowl. However, Monday night, I was glued to the TV watching a spectacle that I consider to be better than any game or reality television show – the Iowa caucuses. Read more...
Photo: Presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking at Drake University in Iowa in 2015. (Creative Commons photo by John Pemble via Flickr)
Editor’s note: Sports Editor Claire Fahy details Daily Bruin Sports marathon coverage of National Signing Day. 5:30 a.m. I make it a habit not to get up before the sun. Read more...
Photo: The day ended well for UCLA football coach Jim Mora, but the Daily Bruin Sports editors were exhausted. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Though you’re more likely to associate Mardi Gras with beads and booze than the Lenten tradition, UCLA’s history of celebrating the occasion involved neither. For decades, Bruins organized an annual Mardi Gras event to raise money for UniCamp, a summer camp for underprivileged kids, and the Recreational Association. Read more...
Photo: Mardi Gras was once a popular campus event before students gradually lost interest. (Daily Bruin archives)
We all know the 2016 presidential contest is a big deal. Yes, I spent my Monday night with the Iowa caucuses, watching the first step of choosing the next leader of the free world as if it were a pro wrestling tournament. Read more...
Photo: California Attorney General Kamala Harris is the current frontrunner to replace U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer. (Creative Commons photo by Steve Rhodes via Flickr)
Francesca Manto and Eldrin Masangkay return from a two-week-long break filled with recorder technical difficulties and birthday celebrations to discuss two hashtags that broke the internet this week: #IowaCaucus and #GreaseLive. Read more...
Editor’s note: This week’s Sports on the Quad post is about the ups and downs of the Daily Bruin’s intramural basketball team. There are, unfortunately, more downs than ups. Read more...
Photo: The Daily Bruin intramural basketball game dealt with a pair of tough losses Sunday. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)
If all goes well with the Olympic bid, the world will be watching Westwood and Los Angeles in 2024. Except for millions of Americans. This is hardly an exaggeration – the Olympic Games as a whole are perhaps the most-watched television program in the world, and viewership only increases with each successive games. Read more...
Photo: NBC has exclusive American distribution rights to broadcast the Olympic Games through 2032. (Creative Commons photo by Gregg O’Connell via Flickr)
