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. When I became vegan, […]
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Alumnus begins new chapter in diverse career by publishing first novel
Neal Rabin wanted to write about what he already knew. For someone who has worked jobs ranging from Club Med sport instructor, to Hollywood set assistant, to CEO of a software company, he said writing a book about unexpected journeys felt like an appropriate choice. The UCLA alumnus’ first novel “23 Degrees South: A Tropical […]
Love Apptually: Getting back in the game of love with Tinder
Each week in “Love Apptually,” Daily Bruin staffers Nico Correia and Natalie Green will take turns attempting to find love in all of the wrong places: dating applications. To help thousands of loveless students, but mostly themselves, Correia and Green will test run and rate five dating apps over the course of one quarter. I […]
Love | Hate: Is eating brunch an ultimate dining experience or unnecessary event?
Birds are chirping and flowers are blooming as spring blossoms around UCLA. While the season brings about pastel colors and outdoor fun, spring also means the rise of brunching. Brunch seems to be the pinnacle of springtime dining, and its overwhelming presence has crept into the weekend mornings of students. Is brunch the ultimate dining […]
Submission: Prioritize breaking bad habits with the help of campus resources
“I’ll sleep more next week.” “I’ll focus on dating after I graduate.” “I’ll exercise more next quarter.” As students, we say or hear these things all the time. We might put our values and quality of life on hold, sacrificing our wellness today with the idea that if we work hard enough then we will […]
Book Review: ‘Stone Seeds’
“Stone Seeds” is a work of art. But, unfortunately, a work of art is not always what a novel needs to be. In New Bavarnica, the novel’s world, every aspect of life – food distribution, weather patterns and even when the sun rises and sets – is under the control of one mysterious figure: The […]
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grants UCLA $5.44M for research
A Hilton foundation awarded a $5.44 million grant to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for research, officials announced Monday. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation will fund research about achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, which include reducing poverty and hunger, advancing education and making global cities more sustainable. The WORLD […]