Before a camera-off Zoom screen from the comfort of a bed was all it took to get to class, students instead faced the trek up and down Bruin Walk to get anywhere and everywhere. Read more...
Photo: (Cat Nordstrom/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.
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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January 20, 5:08 pm
The Quad: Social media burnout can lead to negative mental health consequences for students
With an influx of top models, influencers and peers portraying their “best selves” on social media, these online platforms can become more negative than positive. Social media burnout is a phenomenon that affects the most casual social media users, which begs the question: Is social media as casual as it seems? Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations Director)
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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January 20, 3:19 pm
The Quad: Bruins reflect on New Year’s resolutions, strategies to sustain them
Raise your hand if you made New Year’s resolutions this year. Now lower your hand if at least one of those resolutions has gone out the window by now. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations Director)
Student Life, The Quad
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January 19, 6:26 pm
The Quad: Professionals, club leaders discuss methods to combat mental health stigma
We have all likely heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But when it comes to those with mental and physical health conditions, many people tend to compare, contrast and stigmatize these illnesses. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA Active Minds, a club dedicated to de-stigmatizing mental illness, pose for a photo during a club social. Many mental and physical illnesses are stigmatized, which can undermine the legitimacy of these issues. (Courtesy of UCLA Active Minds)
The Quad
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January 15, 10:13 pm
The Quad: Examining progression of omicron variant amid winter surge in US
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 2:35 p.m. Omicron – the new COVID-19 variant that has caused a spike in COVID-19 cases nationwide and forced Bruins back to online learning. Read more...
Academics, The Quad
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January 14, 7:14 pm
The Quad: UCLA researchers discuss stem cells, future of regenerative medicine
This post was updated Jan. 19 at 2:15 p.m. From stroke-induced brain damage to brittle bones, novel treatments for a variety of degenerative diseases may soon reach the public as a result of the research taking place at UCLA’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research. Read more...
Photo: Stem cell research addresses a variety of medical needs. From bone strength to stroke studies, The Quad interviews UCLA frontiers in stem cell research. (Michael Vigman/Daily Bruin)
The Quad
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January 11, 5:56 pm
The Quad: Bruins explore lessons of Holocaust history, commemorate survivors
As Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches on Jan. 27, UCLA students and professors reflect on the importance of being educated on the history. History professor Sarah Abrevaya Stein teaches History 5: “Holocaust: History and Memory,” a general education course on the history of the Holocaust. Read more...
Photo: Bearing Witness – a Holocaust education program at UCLA – allows students to meet with Holocaust survivors weekly. As Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches, students and staff reflect on the importance of being educated on this subject. (Courtesy of Haley Karchmer)