The athleisure trend was too casual for Eunice Cho’s taste, so she designed a pant that works in a business setting but feels like a activewear. Anderson School of Management alumna Cho founded AELLA, a fashion company that creates professional clothing for women made out of activewear-inspired material, primarily focusing on pants. Cho said she […]
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Student comic entertains at LA comedy clubs, open mic nights
Salma Zaky anxiously awaited her first stand-up comedy performance at an open mic night during her senior year of high school. After speaking for two of her allotted 10 minutes, during which she told a joke about emojis and avoided eye contact with the audience, Zaky rushed off the stage and refused to tell anyone about […]
Gracias Madre serves decent vegan Mexican food, but lacks authenticity
Vegan Mexican food is tough to come across, and authentic vegan Mexican food is even tougher to find. Gracias Madre meets the first qualifier, but its authenticity factor is lacking. The restaurant offers a wide range of Mexican classics that provides vegetarians and vegans with strong options, but also has an almost pretentious atmosphere and […]
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music makes concerts free for all patrons
Concerts under the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will be free for all patrons starting this year. The school, which had been working to make the change for several years, was able to implement the new policy in part because of an $11.7 million donation from an alumnus’ trust fund last year, said Neal […]
Alumnus creates evocative short film featuring refugee dandelion
Kevin Hudson was weeding his front lawn when he suddenly felt a burst of empathy for a dandelion. He looked over at his neighbor’s yard, which she kept empty except for some dirt and a few dandelions, and Hudson said he couldn’t help but think that if he were a dandelion, he’d prefer to be […]
Second Take: Late-night hosts differ in treatment of political, sensitive issues
Friday the 13th proved to be an unfortunate day for James Corden. The host of “The Late Late Show” came under fire for jokes he made about Harvey Weinstein during a charity gala speech on Oct. 13. Corden began by talking about how beautiful the night was, “so beautiful, that (Weinstein) has already asked tonight […]
Graduate students interpret “Romeo and Juliet” with modern, inclusive twist
Romeo leaped over a fence and climbed onto a balcony to reunite with his Julio in a new short film adaptation of the classic play. In “Romeo and Julio,” Oscar Emmanuel Fabela and two fellow graduate students directed and filmed adaptations of several scenes from Shakespeare’s original play “Romeo and Juliet” to tell an inclusive […]