I was already at home for spring break when UCLA announced that classes would remain online throughout the spring quarter. At the time, I expected to see my friends and floormates within a few short weeks. Read more...
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Student Life
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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April 6, 6:10 pm
The Quad: Ways to stay connected, curb boredom during COVID-19 social distancing
Tanning at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, hanging with friends on Janss Steps or attending a gymnastics meet in Pauley Pavilion – the springtime activities that we’re used to at UCLA are now replaced by logging on to a Zoom meeting in your pajamas. Read more...
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Student Life, The Quad, Westwood
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April 1, 1:11 pm
The Quad: Ways to help support small businesses impacted by COVID-19
As Westwood Village starts to turn into a ghost town after the depopulation of students, a question remains in the settling dust: How will smaller local businesses survive the next harrowing months? Read more...
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Bruin Bucks, Student Life, The Quad
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March 17, 6:33 pm
Bruin Bucks: Do you need to file a tax return? Taking a look into forms, refunds and more
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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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...
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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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