Category: Winter 2020
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Just Do Something Already
By Gaurav Kale If you’re anything like me, you’ve heard your fair share of news in the past six months. Not just New York Times front page articles either—I’m talking threads of videos on Twitter, weekly texts from Grandma about the newest conspiracy theory, perhaps even the weekly emails from Gene Block about the newest […]
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Coronavirus Apathy and How America Mourns Deaths
By Mandy Snyder It was a May morning, and I sat down at the table with a green smoothie (a quarantine staple). In between my father’s empty coffee mug and the half- filled crossword puzzle, I saw a headline sprawled across the LA Times: “U.S. coronavirus deaths pass 100,000 mark in under four months, leading the world.” […]
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How to Walk Alone at Night as a 2’5″ Woman
By Elena Torres-Pepito If you’re a woman, you’ve likely been the subject of unsolicited sexual comments from old men lounging on the sidewalk. Unfortunately, this behavior is so pervasive that it’s basically part of the coming- of-age experience. Existing as a woman, even today, entails a constant awareness that wherever you go, people will be […]
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UZLA
By Priya Hegde When thinking about college, what first comes to mind? Maybe it’s the late nights at the library, the throngs of people walking to class, or the five o’ clock gym rush. Maybe it’s the game days and a lively buzz lasting into the wee hours of the night. Or maybe it’s the heady mutual agreement between […]
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Wearing a Mask While Exercising: Science vs. Courtesy
By Leo Rector After nearly nine months of quarantine, many Westwood residents have returned to walking, jogging, biking, and hiking the streets and trails of Los Angeles. However, as COVID-19 cases spike throughout the winter, it is more important than ever to resolve the controversy surrounding wearing a mask during outdoor exercise. Given that both […]
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Science Should Be Readable
By Sophia Yu Once, over a span of a few days, it took me 12 hours to read a 14-page biochemical research paper. These numbers amount to an impressive average reading pace of 51 minutes- per-page, and by the end of the article I doubted not only my ability to read, but my ability to […]
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To Post or Not to Post?
By Ramona Mukherji Much of internet discourse this year has centered around the eternal question: to post or not to post? For better or worse, it seems like most of us are active on social media. As students, it’s hard to escape politically-active feeds, filled with infographics and resources for the next big crisis in the world. […]
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10 Types of Communists on Campus
By Riya Kadam I have to ask you something – have you ever heard of the Red Scare? No, it’s not how your face looks when you’ve spent $1000 on (red) Supreme merch – it’s the rise of communism that occurred in the 20s and 50s. Well, here’s the breaking news. Are you ready? The […]
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The Epic Fight for SCAND50
By Krish Ajmani General education (GE) classes are ostensibly an integral part of the college learning experience. On paper these classes seem wonderful; students learn fundamental skills while furthering their knowledge in a specific subject. What you learn in GE classes is supposed to set you up for success in the future. That is, unless […]
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Free Points or Free Will?
By Payton Schwesinger We all know the feeling. You’ve rolled out of bed on Monday of Week 1 regretting every life decision that placed you at UCLA. Twenty minutes later, after inadvertently telling multiple people on Bruinwalk that you don’t love children or believe in curing cancer, you slide into the back of your first […]
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