Saturday marks the final home game for women’s water polo at Spieker Aquatics Center. Three seniors – Charlotte Pratt, India Forster and Alex Musselman – will be honored for their contributions to the team over the past four years. Here are their stories.
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‘Game of Thrones’ lead costume designer to bring talent to UCLA
Michele Clapton looked at everything for inspiration when creating costumes for “Game of Thrones,” including plants, basket weaving and medieval architecture. She wanted to expose herself to as many different influences as possible. In May, Clapton will help guide UCLA students through their own ideas and interests when she comes to teach a “Game of […]
Bernie supporters gear up for 2016 election
A silhouette of messy white hair and black-rimmed glasses is giving Adidas and Patagonia a run for their money. Sen. Bernie Sanders merchandise has emerged as a trend on the UCLA campus during the 2016 election cycle, filling UCLA with “Feel the Bern” gear. Students and faculty said Sanders’ disproportionate appeal to youth and the […]
Adidas sneakers provide UCLA population with a blast from the past
The retro footwear of famous athletes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and “Pistol Pete” Maravich has stepped back into fashion on UCLA’s campus. Students have been wearing both the Superstar and Stan Smith Adidas models, which were released in 1969 and 1971, respectively. Both shoes have the Adidas logo on the back and can come with slight alterations […]
First-year gives mischievous voice to ‘Despicable Me’ character
Eleven-year-old Dana Gaier fiddled with the hem of her shirt on her first day in the recording studio as rough sketches of evil Gru’s innocent daughters hung behind her. The “Despicable Me” sound technicians were forced to address the nervous tick as the mic picked up the rustle of fabric instead of her distinct, raspy […]
Bruin Day draws 15,000 prospective students and their families
Last year, Brandon Howard hosted 15 newly admitted students in a cramped Sproul Hall lounge as part of the Bruin Overnight Experience. Howard’s guests were among thousands of students who travel to UCLA each year for Bruin Day, an event that allows newly admitted students and their families a chance to find out more about […]
Art gallery brings students closer to incarcerated LA youth
In a short poem, Diamond penned that love is like a bullet wound that is barely healing. The teenage boy did not intend to write about love in the context of violence; it was an organic thought. But Diamond felt comfortable using a violent metaphor, his mentor said. Growing up around guns made him feel […]