Repurposed trash will be the focus of UCLA’s upcoming art show: “Our Ecological Footprint: Expressions of Environmentalism.” The show will kick off the UCLA Renewable Energy Association’s Waste Awareness Week on Monday. Held at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery, the event will feature student-made pieces, including interactive exhibits, poetry readings, sculptures and photography – all created […]
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Alum’s photo series portrays Zanzibari women finding empowerment in swimming
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 5:02 p.m. Swimming has become an empowering activity for young women in Zanzibar. Photos of them learning to swim, an activity unprecedented for women in Zanzibar, are the subject of alumna Anna Boyiazis’ series “Finding Freedom in the Water.” Boyiazis will discuss her project Saturday at the Fowler […]
Visiting professor lectures on role of mass print media in Japan’s history
The Meiji Restoration generated not only an industrial boom in late 19th century Japan but also a new wave of mass-produced media. Bard College assistant professor Nathan Shockey will speak about this surge of magazine printing in his colloquium at Royce Hall on Friday, titled “Developing A Paper Empire: Late Meiji Magazines And Modern Japanese […]
Geek Week’s finale spiced up with all flavors of geekdom, student performances
Anime fans and Trekkies will intermingle at Geek Week’s MegaCon. As part of UCLA Residential Life’s annual Geek Week, the convention is the culminating event taking place Friday evening in the Tom Bradley International Hall and the De Neve Plaza rooms. The event will encompass themes from throughout the week such as comics and “Game […]
The Hill to make Red Wedding from ‘Game of Thrones’ a reality during Geek Week
Students can attend a feast on the Hill reminiscent of “Game of Thrones’” Red Wedding. “A Night of Ice and Fire: a Game of Thrones Experience” will take place Wednesday in the De Neve Commons Plaza Room. The Geek Week event will include a dinner feast, where attendees also participate in a “Game of Thrones”-themed […]
Student-founded vegan ranch company presents sustainable sauce
A blink-182 album inspired the name of the student-run company Dude Ranch Dressing. The brand will make its official debut Jan. 17 at a release party in a Westwood apartment. Co-founder Megan Hullander, a third-year English student, said although she is not vegan, her love for the environment and interest in vegan lifestyles led her […]
Budding Los Angeles: Westwood’s Field of Dreams dispensary welcomes visitors with relaxing aesthetic
Thirty years ago, buying cannabis was difficult, expensive and illegal. Buying cannabis in 2019 is somewhere between picking up a prescription from a pharmacy and buying beer from a liquor store. Join columnist John Tudhope each week as he visits a cannabis company in Los Angeles and discusses the budding industry. Cannabis retail locations, commonly […]