Balloon & Panel: Anime, manga encompass diverse genres

Comic books are everywhere – Marvel and DC Comics are mining decades of story lines for a huge slate of movies and television shows. But comics are more than a source to be mined for superhero blockbusters. New creators are dealing with issues every month in ways that couldn’t be done in other formats – […]

Bo Knows: Men’s basketball’s home, road play presents dichotomy

How confusing has this UCLA men’s basketball season been? Just five days after one of its least impressive performances on the road at Oregon, UCLA returned home and cruised to a relatively easy victory over No. 11 Utah. Huh? How could a team that struggled so mightily against Oregon State (14-7, 5-4 Pac-12) and Oregon […]

Urban Confections: Atticus Creamery and Pies, a sweet addition to West LA

Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Follow columnist Lindsay Weinberg around Los Angeles as she samples local confections […]

Students find unexpected objects in dining hall food

Two students reported finding unwanted objects in their food last week at De Neve dining hall on the Hill. Judd Collado, a first-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, said he found a piece of wire in his pizza at De Neve dining hall on Jan. 20 while eating dinner. In a separate incident, Emily […]

College Night at LACMA to connect students to artworks

As the sun sets over Los Angeles and the city lights flicker on, most museums are closing their doors for the night. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will do just the opposite, as it invites 1,800 students after hours to what education coordinator Amber Smith describes as the buzzing atmosphere of […]

UCLA to host Campus Climate Legislative Day

The undergraduate student government External Vice President’s office is holding the first-ever UCLA Campus Climate Legislative Day next month to give students an opportunity to talk about campus climate issues with local legislators. Conrad Contreras, Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, said the goal of the event is to bring legislators to campus so […]

USAC accepting applicants for delagates to national conference in DC

An undergraduate student government office is now accepting applications from students who want to travel to Washington, D.C. for a national student lobbying conference in March. Students who apply by Feb. 1 may serve as UCLA delegates for the 46th annual United States Student Association’s National Grassroots Legislative Conference and National Student Lobby Day, known […]