Lilo Papikian starts off her day by choosing whether to wear her red-rimmed, cat-eye or black-framed, heart-shaped sunglasses while riding her scooter to campus in the summertime sun. Although classic looks such as rectangular frames and aviators remain popular, more distinctive styles like cat-eye rims and colorful lenses have begun to permeate mainstream fashion, said […]
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Photo: Nigerian Student Association hosts culture show, ‘Continuing a Legacy’
The 11th annual Nigerian Culture Show, called “Continuing a Legacy,” took place Friday night in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. The event, which was organized by the Nigerian Student Association at UCLA, was hosted by Chief Obi, a prominent Nigerian comedian. The event showcased Nigerian culture and issues through musical and dance performances, fashion shows and food.
Students protest to support communication studies lecturer Keith Fink
This post was updated on May 29 at 2:25 p.m. About 15 students protested in support of Keith Fink, a lecturer in the communication studies department, outside Murphy Hall on Friday afternoon. The protest was organized by Keep Fink at UCLA, a group of UCLA students and alumni that claims the administration is treating Fink […]
UC narrowing down supplier for body, in-car cameras for police officers
The University of California began searching for suppliers in April to implement body and in-car cameras for university police officers systemwide. The UC will determine the new policy’s costs and timeline for implementation after choosing a supplier, UC spokesperson Stephanie Beechem said in an email statement. She added the UC began exploring body cameras after […]
Cannabis kingdom
Proposition 64 passed in November, legalizing recreational marijuana use in California. When it goes into full effect on Jan. 1, 2018, anyone 21 or older, including UCLA students, will be able to buy marijuana from stores with retail licenses. Currently, students 21 and over can possess up to 28.5 grams of marijuana and grow up […]
Softball defeats Lehigh with no-hitter in first game of NCAA Tournament
The Bruins started off their postseason with a victory on a no-hitter from Rachel Garcia on Friday night. The redshirt freshman threw all five innings of the game – shortened by the mercy rule – as UCLA softball bested Lehigh by a score of 8-0. Garcia struck out eight Mountain Hawks and faced just one […]
Spring Sing 2017: Last year’s winner returns to stage with three-person band HELEN
Laura Savage, Temme Scott and Libby Hsieh crouched around a computer screen, ready to turn in their Spring Sing 2017 application. But as Scott lifted her finger to hit “submit,” the trio stopped and remembered they had forgotten to fill in one detail – their band name. The trio decided that their band would be […]