Brandon Papo was editing video footage around 2 a.m. in Melnitz Hall. He had not slept in four nights and was beginning to doze off. He eventually fell asleep Monday night – or rather, Tuesday morning – with his head on one rolling chair and his legs on another. Papo, a third-year film student, filmed […]
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Love Apptually: Not much going on with dating app Happn
Each week in “Love Apptually,” Daily Bruin staffers Nico Correia and Natalie Green will take turns attempting to find love in all of the wrong places: dating applications. To help thousands of loveless students, but mostly themselves, Correia and Green will test run and rate five dating apps over the course of one quarter. Life […]
Q&A: Fashion and Student Trends model discusses upcoming fashion show
Jose Gonzalez was walking on Bruin Walk during winter quarter when he was flyered by a representative of the Fashion and Student Trends club, asking him to be a model in their annual show. A third-year biology student, Gonzalez said he was always interested in the fashion and modeling industry, but he was insecure about […]
Feminist fashion collection finds alternate meanings in everyday objects
Natalie Kirsten walked across campus carrying a broken white lamp cover she had stolen from one of UCLA’s numerous streetlights. Kirsten, a third-year sociology student, has been collecting random objects since December to include in her dress collection called “The Procession of Simulacra” for the Fashion and Student Trends fashion show Friday. Kirsten repurposed the […]
Fashion group brings in diverse mix of designers for runway show
Twelve fashion collections range from clean cut lines to cloth drapery to oversized pajamas and are influenced by ancient China, the modern punk scene and everything else in between. Together, they are the definition of eclectic, said Vita Newstetter, a third-year Design | Media Arts student. UCLA’s Fashion and Student Trends organization is holding its […]
Starting a louder conversation on cultural appropriation in fashion
As Sanjana Nidugondi, a second-year neuroscience student, headed to an event with Indus Bruins members dressed in a sari, two white men on Bruin Walk turned around and yelled at her, “Where are your cows?” Nidugondi was shocked at the question, which revealed complete ignorance about her culture, she said. UCLA students of color witness […]
Q&A: ‘The Beauty in You’ art gallery aims to foster body positivity
Danielle de Bruin has her mom’s eyes. She loves her eyes because she can keep a small piece of her mom with her all the time. De Bruin, a third-year sociology student, said her mom is the most intelligent woman she has ever met. A photo of de Bruin’s eyes are featured in an art […]