This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed.

For some, Thanksgiving is a holiday to look forward to; but for many Indigenous people, this day represents more than just a turkey dinner.
As we near the end of National Native American Heritage Month, it is important to reflect on the Indigenous roots of this celebration, as the origins of Thanksgiving may be far from the festivities we know today.

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 9:51 a.m.
Student and faculty groups hosted a virtual post-election healing event Thursday to give students a place to discuss and digest the 2020 election.

The beginning of fall quarter typically rings in a season of welcome events after what can be a grueling period of club recruitment. But, with this year’s social distancing restrictions and remote learning, UCLA club leaders have been searching for other ways to keep new and existing members engaged.

This past spring quarter demanded massive and sudden adjustments to the learning environment, but somehow we got through it.
Now, with one full quarter and some summer classes under our belts, professors are hoping to introduce a refined online classroom experience for fall quarter to accommodate new and old student struggles.

To say that the spring quarter of 2020 looked different from the ones before it would be an understatement at best. Now, in light of the recent cancellation of standard housing plans and the announcement that most fall quarter classes will be online-only, it looks like many Bruins will be mourning yet another quarter away from UCLA.

Today’s reports are plastered with breaking news, but there are many persistent problems looming in the shadows of every headline.
Human trafficking is an ongoing crisis that is not limited to the developing areas, brothel settings, which the media may often depict.

“Want to go get some boba later?”
It’s a common question to ask, and the answer almost always seems to be “yes” – at least within the hip LA culture.

This Week in the News serves as The Quad’s space for reflection on current events at and around UCLA. Every week, Daily Bruin staffers will analyze some of the most significant stories to keep readers up to speed.