Vespucci is a clothing company that creates sustainable fashion by using materials such as hemp as a durable, environmentally friendly alternative to cotton. Co-founder and vice president Jon Pirl, a third-year sociology student, discusses the environmental impacts of the fashion industry, conscious consumerism and the Vespucci philosophy.
Category Archives: Arts
Wine About It: Dessert wines deliver a sweet counter to arid desert dries
Life is filled with moments shared over a glass of wine, whether fueling a gossip session with friends, or destressing after a long day of school. But what are the best options for the average broke college student who can’t afford a $50 bottle of wine? Each week, columnist Susana Alcantar will discuss different wine […]
Student-led clothing company Vespucci goes green with hemp-based streetwear
Three of Vespucci’s founders had similar reactions when they first moved from the pristine beaches and lush hills of Oahu to the concrete jungle of the U.S. mainland: “Yuck.” Their response was to the unavoidable pollution that filled the sidewalks, highways and skylines of the West Coast cities they’d moved to after high school – […]
Art organization Graphite focuses on provoking conversation, not specific art forms
Gabe Pine explores a conceptual pairing of love and action movies in his poem “Bonus Round.” The final lines opine, “Action movies are faster now because every action movie rushes home to a love poem.” Pine published his work in May on the online platform for the art organization Graphite. Like much of Graphite’s published […]
Susan B. Anthony opera spotlights suffragette struggle, women’s rights
Michelle Drever said she can’t help but tear up as she sings the words of Susan B. Anthony. Drever, a graduate voice student, is one of three women portraying the suffragette in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s upcoming show, “The Mother of Us All.” The opera, which follows Anthony’s life and legacy […]
Jazz students engage with ensembles, merge multiple musical styles
This post was updated May 16 at 4:11 p.m. Students will incorporate elements from Hindustani classical music and heavy metal music in their original compositions Sunday night. Students from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA will collaborate with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to demonstrate their interdisciplinary compositions at “Sphere Project.” […]
Bookmarked: Mystery Pier boasts original editions of highly sought-after titles
Los Angeles is home to a multitude of specialized bookstores, from those oriented toward horror and mysteries to others with more practical focuses, such as cookbooks. Follow columnist Clea Wurster as she explores the many niche literary interests the city accommodates. Mystery Pier Books, Inc., tucked quietly into Sunset Boulevard, is a Los Angeles icon […]