Hannah Rexinger took great interest in the homemade necklaces she saw while shopping at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. The very next day, the UCLA alumna set out to create her own brand of handmade jewelry – earrings made from clay. Rexinger’s business account, coined @linden.ave on Instagram, became active in August and is named […]
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Bruin duo spices up game-day fashion scene with original designs
Isabelle McGrew and Riley Rojas’ clothing brand emerged from feelings of frustration and insecurity. In response, McGrew and Rojas, third- and second-year political science students, respectively, created Izzy & Riley, a college game-day clothing company. The brand’s website officially launched Sept. 12 after the pair spent months building up anticipation on their Instagram. McGrew and […]
Alumna brings reality to 3D worlds with live-action cinematography
Arem Kim’s interest in animated films was sparked after she watched Disney Pixar’s “The Incredibles” and “Ratatouille.” The UCLA alumna said she was particularly inspired by the different camera perspectives in “Ratatouille,” enabling her to travel with Remy around the kitchen floor, sewer and streets of Paris, seeing the world through the rat’s eyes. Kim […]
UCLA alum wakes the dead in new vampire ‘fangster’ musical
Five Philadelphian vampires emerge from caskets onto a Los Angeles stage. “Blood Rock: The Musical” opened to the public at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble on Thursday. UCLA alumnus Thomas Hollow stars as protagonist Paul Figatner, the son of a vampire hunter. The musical follows two rival gangs of the undead during the investigation surrounding the […]
Theater festival aims to break Spanish-language plays into American canon
LA’s upcoming festival will prove that classical theater is more than just Shakespeare. Next week, the city will host LA Escena, the first ever Hispanic classical theater festival. The festival was put together by the Diversifying the Classics program at UCLA, which works with the theater department to translate and perform plays from Spanish Golden […]
Bruin Bash floor tickets sell out within 90 minutes amid website problems
This post was updated Sept. 17 at 5:02 p.m. Tickets for Bruin Bash 2018 sold out within an hour and a half despite setbacks at the Central Ticket Office. At 18 minutes into ticket availability, the Campus Events Commission tweeted the CTO had reported problems with its site. This year, instead of the lottery system, […]
Podcast focuses on creative sustainable solutions to environmental issues
The “Planet Innovation” podcast introduces listeners to wine made without grapes and plastic made from algae. The podcast is spearheaded by creator Magali Delmas, a UCLA professor and director of the UCLA Center for Corporate Environmental Performance, as well as a team of students who hope to relay innovative, green solutions to businesses and consumers. […]