Acrid is an adjective with two definitions: “having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell” and “angry and bitter.” Acrid succinctly describes the experience of a visit to Bruin Cafe’s full-service espresso bar, which, for one meal-plan swipe, serves the full range of standard espresso and espresso-adjacent beverages: the latte, the cappuccino, the mocha—they’re all here. Read more...
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Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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January 24, 11:56 pm
The Quad: More than our hair
I am a black girl who loves her giant box braids. Recently, I was invited to a conference for one of the largest accounting firms in the world. Read more...
Photo: (Anh-Vy Pham/Daily Bruin contributor)
Campus, Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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January 11, 2:03 pm
Throwback Thursday: Former graduate student fined, jailed for ignoring 65 parking tickets
When I was a high school student interning at UCSD’s San Diego Supercomputer Center, my biggest expenses were gas and parking tickets. Something tells me UCLA’s commuters are spending most of their money on the same things. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin archives)
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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November 22, 4:55 pm
The Quad: A guide to Friendsgiving
With the holiday season quickly approaching, the short Thanksgiving break offers students a chance to rest, relax or catch up on studying before tackling the last few weeks of school. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Element5Digital via Pixabay)
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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November 15, 2:52 pm
The Quad: Some playlist ideas for Bruins looking for good stories, discussion
While we might all spend time carefully crafting the perfect music playlists, the wondrous world of podcasts is not to be overlooked. Whether you’re looking to de-stress after midterms or want something new to listen to while studying, there’s a podcast for everyone. Read more...
Photo: (Thomas Tran/Daily Bruin)
Academics, Campus, Student Life, The Quad
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November 2, 5:27 pm
The Quad: College ranking systems, categorized and (somewhat) demystified
Fall is here, so that means it’s time for a deluge of college rankings to drop like the leaves never do in southern California. The most recent update to our oversaturated college rankings landscape is the 2018 iteration of U.S. Read more...
Photo: More than 15 publications and organizations attempt to evaluate colleges and universities in the United States and around the world. UCLA is ranked anywhere between first and 48th. (Arthur Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Lifestyle, Student Life, The Quad
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October 29, 4:45 pm
The Quad: After last week’s record-setting heat wave, some tips for the next one
If melting icecaps, massive hurricanes hitting everywhere from Puerto Rico to Ireland and expansive wildfires consuming large swathes of California haven’t convinced you that climate change is real, the heat wave this past week may have done the trick. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo via Pixabay)