Sunlight gleamed over bottles of boutique wine, sharply contrasting the dark wood of the shelves. Throughout the wine room, customers sat on high stools around small tables chatting. The space looked like any other wine bar, except the tables were covered with white trays of silkworm pupas, dried crickets and mealworms. Michael Consbruck, UCLA alumnus […]
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UC students and professors participate in summer excavation in Greece
Marianne Simpson spent the summer after her first year of college digging hundreds of relics and bones out of the ruins of an ancient Greek city. “I felt like I was immersed in the ancient world,” Simpson said. “It’s really cool to have that opportunity to be touching things from (thousands of) years ago.” Simpson, […]
Parents experience college life in UCLA during Bruin Family Weekend
Rolando Morales smiled at his daughter and observed the grandeur of Kerckhoff patio and Moore Hall. Morales wanted to attend UCLA after high school, but did not have the resources, he said. He was proud when his daughter got accepted into UCLA. Morales attended Bruin Family Weekend to visit his daughter, Gabrielle Morales, a first-year […]
UCLA alumnae defy racial archetype as Elsa in ‘Frozen – Live’
Nine UCLA alumni joined the cast of “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” performing as Elsa, Olaf, Hans, Kristoff or the ensemble. The live adaptation of the 2013 Disney animated film “Frozen” currently plays three times a day at Disney California Adventure after opening in May. Each week, the Daily Bruin will share alumni’s experiences working at the Happiest Place on Earth. […]
Professor influences character of Marshall on ‘How I Met Your Mother’
Professor Noah Garrison invited his friend Carter Bays to an Alanis Morissette concert in spring 2006. Six months later, he watched their concert experience reenacted on TV. The creators of the sitcom “How I Met Your Mother,” Bays and Craig Thomas, borrowed from their own lives when writing the show. They created the character of […]
UCLA law school competition encourages student entrepreneurship
UCLA students have an opportunity to develop their own startups and compete for $100,000 worth of prizes in a UCLA law school entrepreneurship competition. UCLA School of Law will open registration for its second Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs competition at the end of October. The competition will require teams of two to […]
UCLA football focuses on defense to alleviate flagging running game
It’s not just an offensive problem anymore. After UCLA’s (3-4, 1-3 Pac-12) third loss in four weeks, coach Jim Mora said he’s re-examining all parts of the game plan. The core of the Bruins’ struggle is the run game, which had just 43 yards on 25 carries against Washington State last weekend. [Related: Football still […]