Let me start by saying that I am 6’2″ (6’3″ if you ask my mom), and more than half of that is my legs. I am what you would call extremely lanky, spider-like, even. If I didn’t love eating ice cream so much, I would make one hell of a long distance runner. With that…
Author: Charley Guptill
Floor Government (and why you shoudn’t be anything except for Publicity Chair)
When you get into your dorm room as a first year, you are going to be assaulted with information. You will get info on alcohol danger, what to do when you are walking home alone at night, how to join the writer’s club, etc etc. One thing that your RAs will be pushing on you…
Bunches of fun
This post is for those of you who like dancing. Fall quarter of last year was a time of lots and lots of change for me. I started new classes, ate three meals a day with people my age, and began doing my own laundry. Perhaps the biggest change for me was saying goodbye to…
Dorms continued!
OK! Meal plans. You can choose from five meal plans. You can either have 19, 14, or 11 meals a week, and the 19 and 14 plans have a premiere option. Basically, with premiere you get a bunch of benefits: your meal swipes roll over from week to week you can swipe people in you…
Dorms!
By now I would guess that all y’all have gotten your dorm assignments. This post will be an introduction to: some background on dorms at UCLA the types of dorms we have and my next post will cover… meal plans roommates some of the cool things we have on the Hill my dorming experience Ok,…
The coolest thing I’ve learned in college (so far)
Let me start by saying that we all have this knowledge that I am going to be talking about. We all know that everybody has different interests and that people believe different things and that no two people really see the world exactly the same. I mean it seems very obvious, but I did not…
A how to guide about saying goodbye to your parents and embracing independence
Disclaimer: This guide is really only for those of you going through a similar level of emotional distress as I went through. This level can be determined by several factors: distance away from your parents (I live in the Bay Area; a 5ish hour drive or 1 hour plane flight) emotional closeness with your parents…
Freshman Clusters (and why you should take one)
Disclaimer: This description of the Freshman Cluster program may seem overly cheery as I liked my cluster as much as anyone can like a cluster. Like I was in the 99th percentile of cluster-liking. And you might, too! The Freshman Cluster. The bombest class I have taken so far at UCLA (well, technically it was…
Bed Advice
Now I am sure that all of you think that your bed is the most comfortable bed in the world, especially at 6:30 when you need to get out of it, but this fantasy will be shattered once you get to school, unless you do the following: Imagine your dorm bed as the most uncomfortable piece of metal…
Dining Hall French Soda
It has been a while since I have had dorm food, and today I found myself craving one of my dorm dinner creations. I have several, but this one is my favorite! If you have never had French soda before, it is essentially Italian soda (flavored syrup and soda water) with cream or milk. Here…
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