Everyone dreads finals. But what is the the final everyone dreads the most? That would have to be the Friday final. A Friday final means you have to anticipate your test for an entire week and lose extra time that could be tacked on to your spring break. However, if you have a Friday final, do not fret. A Friday final can actually be a good thing. Here are the pros and cons of having a Friday final. (more…)
The alarm goes off at 7 a.m. and it feels like 6 a.m. You feel like a zombie.
Or instead of actually waking up, you forget to move your clock forward and your alarm goes off at the wrong 7 a.m. This is when you jump out of bed and run to class in your pajamas.
You look outside to see the sun shining through your window hoping it will wake you up, when you realize it is still dark.
Soon it starts to feel like lunchtime and your stomach is growling, but technically it’s not lunch yet and you are still in class.
You soon start to feel the effect of waking up an hour earlier. Your whole day seems to be ruined from missing one hour of sleep. This is when you start cursing the world.
Finally as you walk back home at 6 p.m. feeling super dead and drained, you see the sun is still out. Now you realize daylight savings time isn’t that bad after all, right?
It seems we will forever have a love-hate relationship with daylight savings time. Remember to set your clocks forward this Sunday at 2 a.m.
What do you do when you see a friend on campus?
A. Ask them if they’re coming to the party/social/movie night/group dinner that night.
B. Avoid them and snapchat a photo of them with the caption “look who it is.”
C. Tell them about your exciting life.
D. Make brunch plans with them.
E. Complain about your midterm/lack of sleep/hunger.
F. Make a comment about the weather. (more…)
It is an annual tradition for the UCLA Student Alumni Association to host Dinners for 12 Strangers, a special event that brings together faculty, students and alumni to share their experiences over food. As a first-year student, I jumped at the opportunity to network with my community. After being matched to a group headed to a home in Eagle Rock for dinner, my SAA representative, Haley, emailed me weeks in advance of the late-February event. (more…)
RIP Flappy Bird. Flappy bird is flapping no more … or so you thought. Were you devastated and cried your eyes out when the creator of Flappy Bird decided to take down the best and most frustrating game ever from the app store right before you downloaded it? Here are seven flappy bird remakes that will keep you from getting anything done in your life. You will be just as fed up with these versions, but we know that you will still keep playing because you have to beat your high score, right? Plus, all the apps are free. (more…)
