Saraia Driver does not wear cutesy dresses. Instead, the first-year neuroscience student’s closet consists of Dr. Martens, chokers and fishnet tights, which she likes to layer under shorts. Her outfits are heavily influenced by the grunge style from the ’90s era, she said. Grunge culture originated from the Seattle music scene, which included bands such […]
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Boulevard Bites: Three ramen shops battle to be the best bowl on Sawtelle Boulevard
Finding a delicious restaurant in Los Angeles can be difficult among the city’s thousands of dining options. To help readers narrow down their search, the Daily Bruin will review restaurants located along main streets near UCLA each week. Sawtelle Boulevard has become a mecca for ramen in Los Angeles. Daily Bruin Arts & Entertainment pits three […]
Boulevard Bites: The Tuck Room Tavern offers tasty options for Valentine’s Day dates
Finding a delicious restaurant in Los Angeles can be difficult among the city’s thousands of dining options. To help readers narrow down their search, the Daily Bruin will review restaurants located along main streets near UCLA each week. Nothing says romantic like a candlelit dinner under a giant mural of dancing bears dressed like a […]
Dancesport Club at UCLA members waltz into world of competitive dancing
Dancers of all ages and skill levels swivel their hips to the Backstreet Boys on the upper level of the John Wooden Center, unbeknownst to students focused on their nightly workouts below. The music shifts to the guitar lines of classical Latin music, and the group splits into partners who rumba together. The dancers of […]
Kerckhoff Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibit brings inkblot test into 3-D
Hypnotic shapes and neon outlines will move their way through a three-dimensional space against a stark white backdrop. The images are reminiscent of the inky splotches of a Rorschach test – a psychology assessment commonly known as the inkblot test – which evoke different images personal to the individual examining them. The interactive art exhibit […]
Finnish voice actress, student Paula Vesala debuts original play
Paula Vesala is the Sigourney Weaver of Finland. In the film “Finding Dory,” Weaver’s voice plays out over the aquarium speakers in a celebrity cameo, humorous because her name is recognizable to American audiences. In the Finnish version of the film, Vesala plays herself as the aquarium guide, a nod to her fame as a […]
Alum’s new restaurant Little Fatty shifts from culinary Status Kuo
David Kuo’s route to working in Michelin Star kitchens began with cooking in his fraternity house kitchen for Thanksgiving Iron Chef competitions. Kuo graduated from UCLA in 2001, but decided to leave his office job working in property management. After enrolling in culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu and working in esteemed restaurants like Jean-Georges […]