Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for money-conscious students on a college budget. Each week, columnist Linda Xu explores different secondhand shops in Los Angeles and discusses her thrifty outfits. A trip to the […]
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Looking for laughs: How UCLA students prepare for comedy careers
Asmita Paranjape splits jokes between Westwood and Hollywood – editing an on-campus satirical magazine and performing sketches at a Los Angeles comedy club. For the fourth-year computer science and linguistics student and other aspiring comedians at UCLA, joining a mix of comedic organizations both on and off campus provides space to gain the experience necessary […]
Professor, electronic poet bridges gap between design and literature
Star Wars meets poetry in one of Brian Stefans’ electronic projects. The poem, which summarizes each episode of the saga, flashes on a screen letter by letter, accompanied by typewriter sounds in the background. Stefans, an English professor, tries to find innovative ways to combine programming with art to create novel forms of poetry and […]
A Taste for Adventure: Fertilized duck embryo, a Filipino delicacy that proves too much
Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Each week, columnist Matthew Fernandez will plunge into LA’s culinary scene and try food he’s never eaten before. Eggs are one of the easiest […]
Cents of Style: Nonprofit Stray Cat Thrift offers feline finds among vintage gems
Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for money-conscious students on a college budget. Each week, columnist Linda Xu explores different secondhand shops in Los Angeles and discusses her thrifty outfits. Stray Cat Thrift practically […]
Sage Hill offers views of blooming California native plants, ecosystem
Students don’t need to drive for hours to find a California superbloom – UCLA has one in its own backyard. Located off of Bellagio Drive, just past the Krieger Center by Sage Hill, is UCLA’s last native Californian plant life habitat on campus. And with the rainy winter, the native plant life has begun to […]
Photography brings together diverse array of UCLA students and faculty
Billy Costello was that one friend in high school who documented everything. From capturing the nightly activities in his group of friends to shooting sand volleyball games in the park, the second-year English student came to college with a Dropbox account full of memories he had made with an iPhone 4. After spending his college […]