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.
“Counter-Strike” won the hearts of a generation when the first-person shooter game series released its first game 16 years ago. Over a decade later, people are still playing that game. Read more...
Photo: A German “Counter-Strike” competition in 2011. (Creative Commons photo by Peshay159 via Wikipedia)
Social media is a blessing and a curse. Being an out-of-state student, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram help me stay updated on the lives of my friends and family sprinkled throughout the country. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Stròlic Furlàn via Flickr)
Welcome to The Quad, the Daily Bruin’s hub for analysis, explanation and student voices. The Quad is the spiritual successor to The Bruin’s previous main blog, Mojo. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
I don’t need to tell you that living off campus, especially in North Village, is not the same as living on the Hill. My roommates (there are far too many) and I commiserate over high rent, a too-happy building manager and instant ramen-heavy, nutrient-low diets. Read more...
Photo: Did UCLA students actually invent Uber? (Daily Bruin archives)
Three new apps are making waves in the social networking community. Peach, Happn and The Outbound bear resemblances to Facebook, Tinder and Yelp, respectively. However, only one of them has the potential to replace the original with a new and intriguing concept. Read more...
Photo: Happn (top left), Peach (bottom left) and The Outbound (right) are new social networking apps that have features similar to existing popular apps. (Happn, TechNewsToday.com, The Outbound)
We’ve all seen it before: people crowding Chris Burden’s “Urban Lights” exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to take photos peeking out from behind lamp posts, while others take selfies in the reflection of Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrored Room” at The Broad museum. Read more...
Photo: Free tickets to The Broad museum, Los Angeles’ newest major art museum, are reserved through March. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Here at UCLA, we’re awfully proud of John Wooden. We have a statue of him, an athletic center is named after him and you can buy T-shirts with his face on them at Ackerman. Read more...
Photo: Al Scates coached men’s volleyball at UCLA for 50 years, garnering 19 NCAA titles along the way. (Daily Bruin file photo)
