Tag: Winter 2022
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Letter to the Bruin Community
By Logan Sobel With the global pandemic raging on and Omicron remaining prevalent, Chancellor Gene Block has written a letter to the student body addressing new restrictions. Dear Bruin Community,UCLA is closely monitoring the ongoing spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and its potential impact on our campus. The following rules are set in stone […]
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Everyone Gets Shot
By Krish Ajmani A quick rap across the knuckles with a ruler. A square slap on the face. A scathing insult exploiting that tiny insecurity you didn’t even know you had. The world has changed a great deal from the good old days of corporal and emotional punishment. Today, children are given free rein by […]
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Struggles of Being In-Person
By Dhruv Krishan Last Fall, everyone was forced out of their underwear and back into pants. In an interview conducted by Foxy News’ respected journalist, Clicks-are-lyf, College Dean Pretentious Asshattold the world how happy he was to stuff two batches of freshmen alongside antisocial juniors and seniors back into old college dorms. Then, after we […]
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New Spring Quarter Reforms
By Kayla Gerber Welcome to spring quarter, Bruins! We’re determined to ensure that everyone gets to go back to school during this lovely winter season! We care about money your safety and your health. We know how much everyone misses campus, and you know how much we miss your quarterly tuition dues. Time is money, […]
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How UCLA Saved Me From Addiction
By Chris Collins I was about to twist off the screw top of my nightly bottle of Trader Joe’s Maria Jola Sangria when my phone buzzed to life with an email notification. “That’s unusual,” I thought, “no one ever reaches out to me, especially not at 9:30 on a weeknight.” So, I paused last week’s […]
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Finding Your Soulmate on Zoom
By Julia Torres Tired of Tinder and Hinge? Can’t remember the last time you truly felt all hot and bothered? Look no further! As we approach yet another quarter without fully in-person classes, I say we put those online discussion sessions to good use…specifically with Zoom DMs. Let’s be honest—we have all had a Zoom […]
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Navigating the Apartment Party
By Anu Shivakumar It’s Friday night on Landfair Avenue; you want to join in the fun. High-pitched yells intensify as you walk towards the gates of a crowded building. You begin climbing the stairs and wince as some- one pukes off the balcony onto a fallen Bird scooter below. You’ve reached the door and the […]
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A Tale of Two Pledges
By Chris Higginbotham It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, It was the end of Rush Week, it was almost the beginning of Pledge Quarter. Speaker volumes were turned down all over town as fraternity presidents and marshalls […]
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Theater Kids, Take Center Stage
By David Egan How should one live? We’ve asked this since Aristotle. At twenty years old I’m unqualified to answer it. But in the absence of wisdom there is inspiration. Inspiration, which once meant “divine guidance,” is the creative gift of the young. What we create is ourselves and the future. What glimmers as inspiration […]
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Removing the Cap From CAPS
By Leah John When I clicked the accept button on my admissions offer to UCLA, my perception of LA was extremely narrow. In my mind, all the residents of one of the largest cities in the world fell into one of two categories: vegans, and people who went to therapy. On extra special occasions one […]