A clerk at the Green Bazaar in Almaty, Kazakhstan asked Brenda Tinoco-Bravo what the weather was like in Los Angeles. Tinoco-Bravo quickly replied “80 degrees” in her intermediate Russian and watched the clerkâs eyebrows go up. The Celsius scale was one of the unexpected differences Tinoco-Bravo noticed during her two-month Russian Flagship Program study abroad […]
Author Archives: Marina Romanchuk-Kapralau
Social media trends shift toward focus on authenticity, honesty
When Chelsea Fagan came back from her Miami vacation in the spring of 2015, her Instagram account was replete with pictures of exotic food and views of the beaches of Florida, but her bank account was very low. That day she decided to post a picture of her low bank account on Instagram to show […]
Movie Review: ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Dinosaurs watch the famous asteroid that supposedly ended their reign on the planet, passing by Earth in the opening scene of “The Good Dinosaur.” The events of the new Pixar Animation Studios film take place in a world where dinosaurs never went extinct, evolving alongside humans into hunters-gatherers and shepherds. The movie, directed by Peter […]
UCLA student, trainer publishes vegan Thanksgiving menu on blog
Victor Rivera will cut his vegetarian holiday poultry, dig his spoon in vegan stuffing and treat himself to some egg and dairy-free pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. November is known as National Vegan Month, and fourth-year psychology student Rivera published a vegan Thanksgiving menu on his blog “Vegan Power Training” Saturday to help explain the vegan […]
Q&A: UCLA professor gives insight into film festivals
With over 5,000 film festivals around the world, filmmakers must bring a strong and clear voice to their movies in order to stand out, said Kathleen McInnis, a professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. McInnis has experience working at the world’s leading festivals, such as Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Berlin […]
Lady Like Mag blog aims to redefine ‘lady-like,’ gender stereotypes
Vienna Celeste Urias said proper and poised women sipping tea in the garden are what most people automatically imagine when they hear the word “lady-like.” The fourth-year English student wants to crush these stereotypes about women in her online blog Lady Like Mag. “Just because you like make-up, doesn’t mean you can’t really be into […]
Graduate student wins California Strawberry Festival’s recipe contest
Strawberry season in California brings many tasty things: strawberry pies, strawberry jams, even strawberry beer and strawberry caviar – delicacies presented at the annual California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard. English graduate student Alethia Shih won the Berry Blast Off Recipe Contest Championship at the 32nd annual festival on Saturday with her steamed strawberry coconut poke […]