Actress Kate Hudson said she taught women in Cambodia how to sustain crops for their families and local schools during a service trip with the United Nations World Food Programme. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission invited Hudson and fashion designer Michael Kors to campus to inform students about ways to get involved […]
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Professor unearths lost legacies of female pharaohs, parallels with women today
Cleopatra may have ruled more than two thousand years ago, but her reign is still teaching Kara Cooney about the relationship between women and power today. By examining the role of female rulers in ancient Egypt, she is better able to understand gender and power dynamics in today’s world, she said. In Cooney’s new book […]
Alumni’s short film questions intersection of art, social activism
Art for art’s sake has been a long-standing debate. UCLA alumni Leland Frankel and Venk Potula dissect this issue in their new short film “Woke.” The two created the film using a script originally intended for a playwriting competition in New York City. Drawing inspiration from what he saw in the city’s parks, Frankel became […]
‘Embruindery’ club aims to revitalize fiber arts among students
Embroidery is often associated with grandmothers and vintage handkerchiefs, but Emma Lehman said she hopes to revive the art form with a modern twist. Lehman, a first-year English student, created Embruindery, an embroidery club on campus, that she hopes will act as a ‘catch-all’ club for fiber arts, including embroidery, sewing, knitting and quilting. Embruindery’s […]
Ducks stomp over Bruins as UCLA football’s mistakes lead to blowout in Oregon
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 10:13 p.m. EUGENE, Ore.—The Bruins had a chance to steal one in Eugene on Saturday night, but miscues in all three phases of the game prevented them from doing so. UCLA football (2-7, 2-4 Pac-12) fell to Oregon (6-3, 3-3) 42-21 in coach Chip Kelly’s first return to […]
Women’s basketball emerges from den in search for preseason prey
Cori Close’s word of the year for the Bruins this year is “expectant.” “We’re in a work in progress, but I really like our pieces,” the coach said. “Our expectations have not changed, and we don’t really care what anyone else thinks.” UCLA women’s basketball graduated a decorated senior class – guard Jordin Canada, forward […]
Final home games give UCLA men’s soccer opportunity to learn from past games
The home stretch of the schedule starts with a chance at a sweep for the Bruins. UCLA men’s soccer (9-6, 4-3 Pac-12) starts its final regular season homestand Thursday night against California (5-8-2, 1-6-0) before playing No. 6 Stanford (9-2-4, 5-1-1) on Sunday. The Bruins outlasted the Golden Bears in Berkeley 2-1 in September in […]