The skater’s edge: Evan Bender

“Once you’re on the ice … it’s the buildup that gets to you,” said Evan Bender, who is currently competing at the national level for figure skating. A normal day in this third-year psychobiology student’s life consists of 8 a.m. classes, followed by four to five hours of ice practice, then afternoon classes, work and […]

UCLA graduate student develops game ‘Objectif’

Game designer and UCLA Design | Media Arts graduate student Aliah Magdalena Darke explains the inspiration behind her game, “Objectif,” and her invitation to exhibit the game at the French museum, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie. The card game, which comprises three players, involves judging the physical beauty of women in order to spark […]