This post was updated March 22 at 1:34 p.m. It’s no secret that finances are often left to a student’s own devices: stocks, bonds, investing, assets – what do all these terms mean? Read more...
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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, Lifestyle, Student Life
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March 15, 6:40 pm
The Quad: For seniors, an online spring quarter means an incomplete college experience
This sucks. It really, really sucks. There isn’t any other way to put it. UCLA officials announced Friday that spring quarter classes would be conducted entirely online in response to widespread cases of the novel coronavirus. Read more...
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Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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March 12, 3:41 pm
The Quad: Exploring anti-sleep culture, how students may be affected
Picture this: You sit down for your 8 a.m. final and find yourself yawning and complaining that you only got, say, four hours of sleep, only to have your classmate one-up you and say they got two. Read more...
Photo: (Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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March 12, 3:03 pm
The Quad: Looking into impacts of mental health jokes among college students
In August 2019, the question, “What happens if you get hit by a bus on campus?” was trending on Google search results. It’s an ongoing, rumor-fuelled joke for American college students: If you get hit by a vehicle on campus, you will get your tuition paid. Read more...
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Lifestyle, The Quad
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March 9, 3:24 pm
The Quad: Boiling down the bagel’s beginnings before it was a Bruin’s breakfast
This post was updated March 11 at 11:04 p.m. From the shtetls of Eastern Europe to The Study at Hedrick, the bagel has come a long way over its centurieslong history – about 6,000 miles, actually. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinksi/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, Student Life
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March 9, 12:47 pm
The Quad: How the impact of ASMR has been felt across the internet
Your roommate has been watching someone pop bubble wrap on the internet for the last hour – again. However, what originally seemed like the beginning of yet another strange roommate story may actually be attributed to something much less obscure. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Zhao/Daily Bruin)
Campus, Student Life, The Quad, Westwood
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March 6, 4:37 pm
Week nine: 13 confirmed coronavirus cases in LA County, potential UCLA grad student strike
Studying for finals is about to begin, but the news cycle on campus this week has been a lot more interesting than poring over textbooks. This week’s big events include Super Tuesday, graduate student strikes and a declaration of a state of emergency. Read more...
Photo: (Left: Lauren Man/Daily Bruin Right: Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)