Eunice Lee spends much of her day watching celebrity cosmetics tutorials on YouTube and scrolling through makeup aesthetics on Instagram. For many students the videos are just another way to procrastinate; however, for the fourth-year biology student, they’re part of her job. Lee is the president of UCLA’s Beauty & Cosmetics club, an organization for […]
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Students bring pancake delivery service to the Hill
Sachi Ogan and Taylor Fischer strongly believe in the idea that almost everyone loves breakfast for dinner. They are so confident in their belief that the two UCLA students are building an entire business around the principle. The friends co-founded TACH, a pancake delivery business aimed at satisfying late-night hunger and fostering a sense of […]
Student-made horror video game ‘Mom’ explores themes of love, survival
Shaan Mathur wants people to watch a mother and daughter succumb to illness and fear as they are trapped in a maze inhabited by monsters and nightmarish illusions. And he wants them to enjoy every minute of it, too. Rising second-year computer science student Mathur created “Mom,” a horror video game that follows the story of a […]
Q&A: Fashion and Student Trends model discusses upcoming fashion show
Jose Gonzalez was walking on Bruin Walk during winter quarter when he was flyered by a representative of the Fashion and Student Trends club, asking him to be a model in their annual show. A third-year biology student, Gonzalez said he was always interested in the fashion and modeling industry, but he was insecure about […]
Student’s love of baking blooms into sourdough bread business
At the start of the day, Margaret LaGaly feeds her sourdough starter using flour ground from the wheat she plucked from her backyard. This is the start of the daylong cooking process. She waits for the dough to rise and places it in her home oven to bake. “I love the simplicity of the 24-hour […]
Adidas sneakers provide UCLA population with a blast from the past
The retro footwear of famous athletes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and “Pistol Pete” Maravich has stepped back into fashion on UCLA’s campus. Students have been wearing both the Superstar and Stan Smith Adidas models, which were released in 1969 and 1971, respectively. Both shoes have the Adidas logo on the back and can come with slight alterations […]
Fans get a say in film production with alum’s startup Legion M
Jeff Annison has an idea that has never been attempted in a Hollywood studio: Let fans have a financial stake in the movie productions they love and enjoy. Annison, a UCLA alumnus, co-founded Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment company. For a minimum investment of $100, fans can become shareholders in Legion M and […]