Vegan Ventures: The Vegan Joint

To highlight the delicious perks of her vegan lifestyle, Daily Bruin staffer Alejandra Reyes-Velarde showcases 10 diverse vegan restaurants in the West Los Angeles area. She will be joined by Daily Bruin staffer William Thorne to bring a meat-eating perspective to vegan cuisine. They will alternate reviewing a restaurant each week. My method for getting […]

Movie Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’

If you type in the words “civil war” into Google, only one of the first five results has to do with the American Civil War. The other four are about Captain America and the hype surrounding his latest outing that was heightened by first-rate early reviews. “Captain America: Civil War,” the third movie in Marvel’s […]

Abhishek Shetty: USAC Election Board should extend physical campaigning period

Last Friday’s Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates debate was meant to be an important platform for uninformed voters to learn about the election. Instead, it turned out be a mutual-admiration society between overexcited supporters and their deities. Although that might seem very similar to the crowds at U.S. presidential debates, the USAC candidate debates were […]

Editorial: USAC Judicial Board shouldn’t rule in favor of Social Justice Referendum

Update: The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board ruled in favor of the Election Board Thursday morning.  The referendum process has long been an attempt at direct democracy. With a petition and a cause, any group of students can put an initiative on the ballot to be judged by voters. Unfortunately, poor enforcement allows this process to […]

Submission: MakeUCLAGreatAgain’s Shubham Goel serious about candidacy

My name is Shubham Goel and I am the founder and sole representative of UCLA’s new undergraduate student government slate MakeUCLAGreatAgain. Over the past couple weeks, I have been asked to my face if I am a joke or if I am serious. Running under a controversial campaign title, I have also received a lot […]

Love | Hate: Does the art of fashion benefit from celebrity models at the Met Gala?

Calvin Klein, Givenchy and countless other high-fashion names brought their futuristic and famed designs to the red carpet of the Museum of Metropolitan Art in New York City on Monday night. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit, the annual fashion event better known as the Met Gala, fundraises for the museum’s costume design […]

Submission: EVP candidate Ria Jain appears to exaggerate experiences

The first day I stepped foot onto campus as a newly admitted Bruin was for transfer orientation day two years ago. As my orientation day went on and on, I got to know a little bit more about my fellow orientation group members. As I spent my day listening and talking with a few other […]