This post was updated Sept. 27 at 11:12 p.m.
Just 13 seconds. That is how long it took for my phone to download Threads.
In the short time it takes to download a new social media app, people typically don’t take the time to consider all the potential problems that may come with it – from burnout to addiction to misinformation.

This post was updated on Feb. 26, 2023 at 8:23 p.m.
UCLA student artists are helping to restore the narrative of Black love in the media, and it is necessary for others to do so as well.

It’s been two weeks since the beginning of the University of California academic workers’ strike for labor rights. From nearly every corner of campus, one can hear picketers over megaphones chanting slogans such as “Shut it down!”
I learned quite a few things during my week following the strike around campus and springing out of bushes to pepper groups of strikers with questions.

On a warm morning in July, I was sipping my iced latte while absentmindedly scrolling through the Apple News app when a particular story – entitled “UCLA professor quits job” – caught my eye.

The Young Democratic Socialists of America at UCLA hosted a May Day rally in Bruin Plaza on Monday, inviting the community to learn more about the labor rights movement.