This year’s Graduate Students Association election had the highest voter turnout in almost a decade. Election Commissioner Justin Gelzhiser announced that the voter turnout for this year was around 15 percent, 6 percent more than last year. “The main factor (to get increased voter turnout) is slates, and more people will vote,” Gelzhiser said. “We […]
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Poetry workshop helps sexual assault survivors work through emotions
Lucia Santina Ribisi hand-sewed 20 poetry notebooks for attendees of her first poetry writing workshop to write in. The first-year art student gave away the books at her poetry writing workshop for survivors of sexual assault. The workshop was part of an April 4 event for Bruin Consent Coalition’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Ribisi said she hopes to […]
Football players tackle new formations as ‘Fortnite Battle Royale’ teammates
Sunlight and a slight breeze washed over Spaulding Field as UCLA football finished another week of spring practice. The players huddled in the middle of the field for a weekend send-off, the usual cheers such as “D-line, showtime!” filling the air. But one rang louder than the others. “Fortniiite!” Epic Games’ survival-based game “Fortnite” exploded […]
Black Panther: Two Months Later
After decades of pushing for racial diversity, a stellar black superhero took his place among the ones we’re used to seeing on screen – one step closer to a more equitable future for Hollywood.
Global Melodies: Students explore new sounds, find home in Music of Bali Ensemble
A sequence of repeating numbers written on a whiteboard guides percussionists through a swelling, fast-paced musical performance. The song “Siwanata,” complete with hefty drumbeats overlain with reverberating chimes, was just one of the few numbers that the members of the Music of Bali Ensemble rehearsed during their weekly Tuesday class. The group’s participants tapped their […]
UCLA professor heads long-term evolutionary biology project on marmots
Daniel Blumstein’s office is filled with marmot souvenirs, ranging from a “marmot-Xing” sign, to marmot T-shirts and memes, to a casino advertisement featuring a marmot. Blumstein, a UCLA ecology and evolutionary biology professor and head of the Marmot Project of the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, studies a range of topics through his research on marmots, […]
UCLA alumna produces artistic cakes, pastries for LA-based brand
Alumna Heather Wong used to dream of attending art school but ended up creating art with food instead. Her artistic interests resulted in Scootabaker, Wong’s Los Angeles-based brand that offers customizable desserts, namely grand cakes and miniature pastries. In addition to running Scootabaker, Wong is currently competing as one of 10 contestants on the fourth […]