With dorm overcrowding and Westwood rent higher than any vaulted ceiling, chances are you have a roommate. And chances are you’ve been a sex exile on at least one occasion ““ or will be soon. You may be used to seeing each other naked by now, but how do you avoid accidentally walking in and […]
Author Archives: Lisa Bonos
Dress up your dating world with Halloween spirit
I am predicting an anti-climactic Halloween. After all, it’s been a pretty terrifying week ““ even without a day designated as “scary.” A monstrous fire ““ I imagine rivaled only by those in hell ““ has been engulfing Southern California since Saturday. Week Five has been plagued with midterm anxiety, often bringing even typically stable […]
Pledge to a balanced relationship
Whenever I’m asked “Are you in a house?” or “Are you Greek?” I always answer:”No, I don’t need to join a house; I am Greek.” Being a Greek Jew (and having no luck in the search for another Jewish Bruin of Greek heritage), I found the next best thing: a Jewish frat guy. Our relationship […]
First dates should embrace wilderness of opportunities
I’d like to address a subject often overlooked by modern daters ““ the importance of having a plan. You wouldn’t start a lab without a written procedure or lay the first strokes of a mural without making a sketch, so why pop the big first-date question without proper preparation? There’s a reason why science experiments […]
Don’t fool yourself; floor dating a social mine field
Floorcest. If Webster’s dictionary had a college life edition, the definition would no doubt include the following: “No. 1 thing to avoid if one plans on having an enjoyable dorm-living experience.” There’s a reason why floorcest is the marriage of a normal place to live and a socially shunned, barbaric habit: The action is doomed to […]
Skirball exhibit captures Jewish life, traditions
Where can you go in Los Angeles to witness Jews from all over the world performing centuries-old traditions and celebrating life-cycle events? Just venture a little ways up the hill from UCLA to the Skirball Cultural Center’s exhibit of Zion Ozeri’s photography, “Portraits of an Eternal People: A Jewish Family Album,” and you’ll find them. […]
Panel discusses portrayal
UCLA students got a peek inside Hollywood Wednesday evening. They weren’t watching a film screening or premiere ““ they were in Melnitz Hall getting behind-the-scenes insight into how movies and television shows are made from seven women who are involved with making them. “Hollywood Images: A New Look at Jewish Women in the Media,” sponsored […]