If I had to sum up this week’s trip in a word, it would be “crazy.”
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UCLA’s cupcake princess
Perhaps in conventional circumstances, when a princess goes to war against a general, we expect the one with the bow in her hair to lose.
And so it was easy to dismiss 2009 UCLA alumna Dorothy Tong, the self-proclaimed “Cupcake Princess,” when she competed on season two of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” After all, the final competitor standing between her and victory was Bruce Zipes, a gruff New Yorker who wore camouflage and called himself “The General.”
Tong opened Cupcake and Cookie, an online bakery specializing in her trademark cookie-filled cupcakes and cupcake-filled cookies, only a month before appearing on the show.
Fashion or Whatever: Silly Bandz craze appeals to child within
They come in shapes that range from little princess castles to horses and unicorns.
UCLA alumni launch fashion line Château Davana
Diana Kohan literally ditched studying for a final to watch a fashion show.
“I left my stuff in Kerckhoff during finals weeks and walked into Ackerman and I saw this insane runway show … with models and dresses and music and everything and I got really emotional,” Kohan said.
Disinterested in her psychology final, as well as school in general at the time, the UCLA alumna saw this fashion show put on by UCLA’s Fashion and Student Trends club as the catharsis for her decision to pursue fashion as a career.
Having grown up making her own clothes and taking sewing classes, Kohan was always interested in fashion, but didn’t think of it as a possible career path until she discovered the fashion club at UCLA.
Bus Stops: _Venice beach is always vibrant, even in winter_
Having never been to Venice Beach, I didn’t really know what to expect when I got there.
Drink in the richness of some of Westwood’s most savory hot chocolates
For those who don’t like coffee or tea, there’s always been a simple, classic hot beverage to fall back on: hot chocolate.
Rumored to have been created by the Mayans more than 2,000 years ago, this delicious drink is the alternative to more caffeinated and potent choices.
This week, I went on a quest, a journey to hot chocolate Mecca, to sample and rate the hot chocolate at all the nearby Westwood cafes. So the next time you’re studying in Westwood and feel the urge for something chocolate, you know what to order.
Study Footwear design contest offers creative outlet for students
Los Angeles-based designer and Study Footwear founder Chris Stamp would never have founded his own shoe company or even pursued the arts without the support of his parents.