From move-in week’s exciting activities to many students’ first in-person learning experience, Bruins are transitioning into a new social setting after over a year of social distancing. Read more...
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Campus, Student Life, The Quad
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September 30, 6:44 pm
The Quad: Week zero festivities offer Bruins opportunities to reconnect with campus, peers
After 18 months of remote learning, the previously desolate UCLA campus is now brimming with excitement and anticipation for the upcoming school year. From the Enormous Activities Fair to zombie tag, many Bruins were able to partake in the week zero traditions reflecting the True Bruin Welcome. Read more...
Photo: One of the many week zero traditions is Bruin Bash, a concert which invites popular artists to perform at UCLA. This year, UCLA invited performers Tkay Maidza, Yung Baby Tate and Rico Nasty. (Chelsea Rose Westman/Daily Bruin)
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad, Westwood
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September 25, 10:14 am
The Quad: Transition to in-person learning poses unique challenge for commuters
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 6:23 p.m. After quarters of students hopping between Zoom sessions, UCLA has officially resumed in-person learning. For many, this entails a strenuous trek from dorms on the Hill to on-campus classes, but for others, this journey is even longer. Read more...
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Student Life, The Quad
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September 18, 9:13 am
The Quad: Comparing students’ learning in different classroom environments
The prospect of learning at a university where a student is just one of 31,636 peers may be daunting. How can a professor remember your name in a lecture class with hundreds of other students? Read more...
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Student Life, The Quad
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September 18, 9:12 am
Throwback Thursday: Bruins benefit from bringing habits from home to school setting
In 2009, Daily Bruin writer Chloe Ghoogassian wrote about how the habits students developed in college conflicted with their lives at home during the summer. But what about the habits from home that we bring to college? Read more...
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Student Life, The Quad, Westwood
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September 18, 9:10 am
The Quad: Bruins from small towns share concerns, excitement about moving to Westwood
As a melting pot of students, UCLA houses many Bruins who have to make the move from small towns to the bustling city of Los Angeles, opening up a whole new set of experiences. Read more...
Photo: (Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
Student Life, The Quad
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September 18, 9:08 am
The Quad: COVID-19 pandemic alters traditional sorority recruitment experience
This post was updated Sept. 20 at 3:44 p.m. Fall quarter recruitment season typically involves hundreds of anxious girls walking up and down Hilgard Avenue in heels, but Panhellenic sorority recruitment is looking a little different because of the pandemic. Read more...
Photo: After a year online, sorority recruitment is adjusting to a new normal. This includes hybrid events and revised traditions. Sororities such as Alpha Delta Pi demonstrate their spin on online recruitment by utilizing decorative slides and designs. (Courtesy of Brooke Sagun/Alpha Delta Pi)