If you know my face or byline, you would know that I am a first-generation college student born to Mexican immigrants. You would know that I am bisexual and a feminist who loves the Earth. Read more...
The Quad, Throwback Thursday
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April 20, 4:39 pm
Throwback Thursday: The medical benefits of LSD
It’s April 20, better known as the day everyone smokes a lot of weed. But today, we’re going to give attention to a different drug, one that was popular in the 1960s. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 4, 11:55 pm
Jasmine Aquino: The UC needs to officially declare as sanctuary campuses
The University of California has repeatedly described itself as a “sanctuary campus” that protects the rights of undocumented students, but it’s missing an important step: actually making that description an official designation. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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March 9, 8:57 pm
Jasmine Aquino: City leaders must pursue sexual education reform
I was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley – also known as the porn capital of the world. The “San Pornando Valley,” just 10 miles north of Hollywood glamour, offers a different kind of setting for actors to try their skills. Read more...
The Quad, Throwback Thursday
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March 9, 5:47 pm
Throwback Thursday: A look into the campus fees that support students’ internet needs today
Winter quarter is coming to an end and you know what that means: time to finish paying up for student fees. Any currently enrolled Bruin can log onto MyUCLA, click on “Finances and Jobs” and click on their BruinBill account to be able to identify which student fees are applied to their enrollment that quarter. Read more...
The Quad, Throwback Thursday
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January 26, 2:50 pm
Throwback Thursday: Tracing the origin of overcrowded classrooms at UCLA
Imagine a UCLA lecture hall without a teaching assistant to light the way. Fifty years ago, Bruins didn’t have to imagine it because that was the reality. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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January 17, 11:19 pm
Jasmine Aquino: Students compelled to engage and act locally are hope for political change
College students have always been anxious about going out into “the real world.” But it’s especially scary now that President-elect Donald Trump will be leading a good amount of it. Read more...