On Wednesday, UCLA gymnastics went through its training session. Assistant coach Chris Waller kept tabs on the bars, making sure everyone was hitting their daily handstand quota. It was business as usual. Then, something happened. “Stella (Savvidou) held a handstand for 20 seconds on bars,” said freshman Kyla Ross. “It was crazy. Everyone stopped in […]
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UCLA Dining offers lottery-based cooking classes in Feast at Rieber
UCLA students can now take cooking classes taught by dining hall chefs on the Hill. UCLA Dining will host six cooking classes during winter quarter at Feast at Rieber. Students can enter a lottery on the UCLA Residential Life website to participate in the classes. [Related: Sur La Table brings new culinary shopping experience to […]
Dancesport Club at UCLA members waltz into world of competitive dancing
Dancers of all ages and skill levels swivel their hips to the Backstreet Boys on the upper level of the John Wooden Center, unbeknownst to students focused on their nightly workouts below. The music shifts to the guitar lines of classical Latin music, and the group splits into partners who rumba together. The dancers of […]
The Study at Hedrick receives positive feedback from students
With natural lighting, strong Wi-Fi and what some students call state-of-the-art design, The Study at Hedrick has received positive reactions from students. Since the Study opened two weeks ago, it has remained busy through its 24 hours of operation. The Study, which offers multiple lounges including a reading room, and serves seasonal dishes made with […]
Women’s basketball edges out a second straight win over USC
The No. 13 UCLA Bruins (15-4, 6-2 Pac-12) had plenty of smiles to go around the past two weeks, and a return to Westwood for Sunday’s second consecutive matchup against crosstown rival USC (10-9, 1-7) ended in a 71-67 win giving the Bruins even more to smile about. The victory extends the Bruins’ win streak […]
Student brings innovative flavors of online cookie company to LA
Maxwell Martin first became involved with the culinary arts in middle school, after learning to prepare homemade lasagnas and upside-down cakes at weekly cooking classes in Culver City. Martin, a third-year political science student, has gone from cooking pasta dishes to working in sales for Dozen’s Cookies, an online cookie delivery business founded by Martin’s […]
Student works to combat racism in wake of Trump presidency
Two white men in a passing car yelled racist insults at Michaelle Burbank and her friends as they were on their way to protest President-elect Trump’s election in November. “They yelled at us, called us the N-word, told us to go back to Africa,” said Burbank, a first-year neuroscience student. “I was so in shock […]