When I landed in LA to start college at UCLA in the fall of 2016, I was ecstatic. I grew up in Boise, Idaho, a far cry from a big city, and the vastness and excitement of LA was almost overwhelming for me. But since those first days in Westwood, I began to feel as […]
Author Archives: Clea Wurster
Alumna learns to land on her feet in life’s adventure through rock climbing
The most important lesson Alice Kao learned from rock climbing was how to fall down, she said. Kao, a UCLA alumna, founded Sender One Climbing in 2012 with co-founders Wes Chu and Wes Shih based on shared principles of self-discovery and a goal of connecting with others through climbing. She will return to UCLA on […]
‘LA Metro Project’ web series highlights unseen diversity of Los Angeles scene
Los Angeles is more than just one city – it’s Brentwood and Culver City, Santa Monica and Inglewood, Westwood and more. However, the different sides of the city aren’t well represented in film, said Matthew Oquendo, director of “LA Metro Project,” a new web series that connects each episode by way of the Metro. The […]
Accessibility, affordability would incentivize students to use public transport
This post was updated Oct. 15 at 1:11 p.m. Los Angeles transit sucks. After only two years in LA, I’ve come to realize a fundamental truth: If you want to get anywhere in the city on time, you’d better Uber and better budget a good amount of time to get through traffic. When I moved […]
Clea Wurster: Decentralization of funding could improve America’s research infrastructure
Bruins have a lot of material for bragging rights. And a big one: Our professors might be spending their days researching cures for cancer. It isn’t just that we get to interact with experts – we also get to conduct research alongside them, adding countless bullet points to our resumes. But when it comes to […]
Clea Wurster: LA shouldn’t let river revitalization project fall prey to gentrification
As summer nears, the Los Angeles River Revitalization project is making quite the splash – monopolizing news coverage and maybe even hiking up Angelenos’ home prices. The LA River Revitalization project is concentrated in one area, called the G2 parcel, which the city purchased in 2016. The G2 parcel covers an 11-mile strip of the […]
Art student aims to use clothing line to comment on capitalism in America
Luke Jaffar decided to question capitalism by making a profit. At 22, the fourth-year art student manages his own streetwear clothing line that focuses on the concept of money and its role in American capitalist society. Since he began designing, Jaffar said he’s created about five or six designs for sale. Some of these designs […]