La Familia de UCLA celebrates the intersection of Latina/o and queer identities with a “queerceañera,” taking the traditional quinceanera and “queering it up.”
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The skater’s edge: Evan Bender
“Once you’re on the ice … it’s the buildup that gets to you,” said Evan Bender, who is currently competing at the national level for figure skating. A normal day in this third-year psychobiology student’s life consists of 8 a.m. classes, followed by four to five hours of ice practice, then afternoon classes, work and […]
The art of beat boxing
Design | Media Arts student Julia Ramos is a self-taught beat boxer’s whose audio-didactic talent have propelled her to join many competitions as well as the a capella group Random Voices. Watch the video to learn the art behind this skill from Ramos.
Graduates’ views of UCLA
Daily Bruin graduates remember moments on campus that encompass or exemplify their UCLA experience. Each graduate shares their view by telling a story in the location that it occurred. Watch the video to find out what these spots on campus mean to these students.
Rubik’s Cube Enthusiast: Amber Won
First-year electrical engineering student, Amber Won, was first introduced to a Rubik’s Cube in seventh grade. She was then motivated to solve the puzzle faster with every try, eventually reaching a 7-second personal time record as a high school sophomore. Though solving a Rubik’s Cube is now simply a hobby for Won, she shares why […]
Reel Life: Happy Ali
Third-year psychology student Happy Ali has lived a rough life, from dropping out of school at an early age to losing a child, yet he still manages to keep an optimistic perspective. Ali believes the key to happiness is to “treat everyone like they’re someone special.”
Students prepare art for the Graduate Open Studio event
Graduate students Mitsuko Brooks and Michael Salvatore prepare their art for the biannual Graduate Open Studios event this Saturday. Within studio 19, Brooks displays trash she finds after coating it in resin and placing it on wooden pedestals. Salvatore worked on astrological ceramic pieces for a pseudo-temple installation in studio six.