Bruin contributor Marlene Estrada took a lighthearted look at some Los Angeles museums during Free Museum Day on January 30th. Listen to her walkthrough of local museums like the Skirball Cultural Center and La Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
Category Archives: Lifestyle
Student captures passion for portrait photography, helps fellow peers
Andy Wong sat across from his business fraternity mentor in the bustling Westwood ShopHouse last week, asking for career guidance over a steaming bowl of rice. His mentor’s advice was simple: Do something you’re passionate about. Second-year political science student Wong listened to this advice and decided to use his love of photography to help […]
Party Flavors: No-guilt truffles
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. I stared down at my hands, palms completely covered in oily chocolate […]
Behind the Counter: Employees of Ralphs produce department discuss their busy schedules
Jake Warden hustled fresh bunches of ripened bananas onto empty shelves, pausing to wipe sweat from his brow. He tossed the empty cardboard box onto a stack near his cart, which was piled high with boxes. Customers chatted with each other and questioned clerks about produce while mingling with ambient music playing over the store’s […]
Student finds voice through radio show hosting, radio-charity program
Samantha Stewart returns to her dorm room at the end of the day, picks out one of the four blankets laying on her bed, then proceeds to her desk. With her microphone plugged into her laptop, the third-year psychology student opens a recording software and throws the blanket over her head and computer screen to […]
Second Take: New apps are using old ideas, need more creativity to be successful
Three new apps are making waves in the social networking community. Peach, Happn and The Outbound bear resemblances to Facebook, Tinder and Yelp, respectively. However, only one of them has the potential to replace the original with a new and intriguing concept. Created by the founder of Vine, Peach is a personal profile on which […]
Student fashions makeup, lifestyle YouTube videos
Cloe Feldman is a YouTube celebrity, and she’s very busy because of it. Her YouTube channel, CloeCouture, has over 1.67 million subscribers and she will soon be the face of a clothing company with several other YouTubers. Feldman also has a business trip to Panama on the horizon. “(My job) is a huge commitment,” said […]