Shella Michael arrived in Los Angeles in 1982 after fleeing the aftermath of the Armenian genocide and the Lebanese civil war. She later had the opportunity to showcase her artwork at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. However, her parents refused to allow the young woman to move to Italy, afraid she could not accomplish […]
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USAC recap – July 20
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. This week’s meeting occurred on Monday, July 20. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the […]
Students’ LA food favorites offer diverse tastes outside of Westwood
Yeneca Lee remembers sitting on her grandmother’s kitchen floor as a child surrounded by large tubs of kimchi. A staple in any Korean dinner, the pickled and spicy cabbage reminds the fourth-year political science student of home. “When I first moved here I was craving Korean food,” Lee said. “My friends recommended a bunch of […]
Spring Sing 2015: The Inner Sanctum
Madison Olandt, a second-year world arts and cultures/dance and psychology student, said her major has given her a sixth sense. “We’ll take a class where we will all lay down and close our eyes, listening to our surroundings, or sit in Bruin Plaza and then make a dance out of the pedestrian gestures we observed,” […]
Spring Sing 2015: Delta Gamma and Lambda Chi
Nikki Friedman came up with a new theme two weeks after performing in Spring Sing last year with her sorority Delta Gamma and the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. Friedman, a third-year world arts and cultures/dance and psychology student and director of the piece, wanted to take on more of a challenge for the group’s return […]
Student organizes spring clothing swap, plans intimate atmosphere
One hundred eighty five dresses hang in Vita Newstetter’s closet. An avid clothes collector and thrifter since the age of 12, Newstetter’s fashion interests followed her to UCLA. “My roommate’s boyfriend’s uncle got a pair of jeans from a man in China four years ago, and they fit me perfectly,” said Newstetter, a second-year Design […]
The Writer’s Den Open Mic Night showcases student creativity
Lyndsey Silveira was holding a bag of garbage when the image struck her. The Nordic god Odin had taken the shape of a grizzly recycling guy in her mind. Silveira, a fourth-year history student, went from taking out the trash to writing a poem about a wandering recycling man. She will perform her poem Thursday […]