Students designed apps to facilitate recycling on campus and vibrant graphics depicting the circle of life at Designathon on Saturday. Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs and UCLA’s Creative Lab, was a daylong event that provided educational resources for students interested in design, such as interactive workshops, panels featuring design industry professionals and a growth-themed competition […]
Category Archives: Lifestyle
Restaurant review: Halo Top Scoop Shop
Halo Top Creamery’s new scoop shop proves that healthier ice cream can still be colorful, inventive and most importantly, delicious. Halo Top Creamery opened its newest scoop shop, the second of two storefronts, at the Westfield Century City mall on Tuesday. Halo Top Creamery, founded by UCLA alumnus Justin Woolverton in 2012, has gained recognition […]
Video: Dance Marathon 2018
Participants in this year’s Dance Marathon took over Pauley Pavilion from April 28 to 29. Students stood on their feet for 26 hours in order to raise awareness and funds to help fight pediatric HIV and AIDS.
Wine About It: Fizz the season to feel bubbly on California Champagne
Life is filled with moments shared over a glass of wine, whether fueling a gossip session with friends, or destressing after a long day of school. But what are the best options for the average broke college student who can’t afford a $50 bottle of wine? Each week, columnist Susana Alcantar will discuss different wine […]
Porn panel aims to normalize sex, destigmatize adult film industry
Stoya’s prescene ritual includes drinking a cup of chai. The pornographer joined two other women for the “Ask a Pornstar” panel hosted by UCLA Sexperts on Monday, following last week’s Sex Week events. They discussed topics and answered student-submitted questions about their experiences and opinions on the sex industry. Julia Anderson, a second-year economics and […]
Student designs appealing socks based on UCLA’s banana obsession
Tina Li designed a pair of socks inspired by the UCLA trend of students swiping copious banana from the dining halls. The socks, called “The Most APPEALING Crew Socks,” depict the yellow fruits lined up in rows. The first-year pre-business economics student launched her sock company HapiThreads on April 2 and currently sells three […]
Discussion on mental health issues takes on new form in dance club Psypher
Members of the club Psypher embodied the complexities of modern dating by dancing to Sabrina Claudio’s R&B song, “Belong to You,” in a parking lot Friday night. At its first meeting of the quarter, Psypher began exploring its spring theme: the impact of personal relationships on mental health. The club, which was founded in fall […]