Monday, June 16

Cannaclub at UCLA’s budding community works to destigmatize cannabis use

This post was updated Nov. 24 at 9:01 p.m. UCLA’s Cannaclub sparks up a fresh take on cannabis culture. Founded in 2018, Cannaclub at UCLA is a student-led organization aimed at educating the student body on safe cannabis usage while reducing stigma through educational events, social events and industry partnerships. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are members of Cannaclub at UCLA lying in a field of grass. The club aims to inform students on the safe and multiple uses of cannabis through meetings and other social events. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)


Technical Difficulties: Audiences should analyze support of influencers marketing reckless content

Marques Brownlee is on the fast track to cashing out his goodwill – and so are many of his peers. Brownlee is a classy, confident YouTuber who has developed sway in the tech world after 15 years of posting product reviews and commentary videos to his self-titled channel, which sits just below 20 million subscribers. Read more...

Photo: (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Weike Wang talks ‘Rental House’ themes of family chaos, navigating relationships

This December, Weike Wang is bringing a story of cultural diversity and familial tension to bookshelves. Wang is the author of “Joan is Okay” and “Chemistry,” the latter of which she won the 2018 PEN/Hemingway Award and a Whiting award for. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is author of “Rental House,” Weike Wang, sitting for her headshot. The writer is set to release her latest novel Dec. 3 after receiving critical acclaim for her PEN/Hemingway award- winning book “Chemistry” and her 2022 novel “Joan Is Okay.” (Courtesy of Amanda Petersen)




Medieval Texts Reading Group travels through time with literature

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 8:52 p.m. With elves, giants and magic, the Medieval Texts Reading Group builds community one whimsical text at a time. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is a medieval painting with associate English professor Matthew Fisher, assistant English professor Erica Weaver and CMRS Center for Early Global Studies postdoctoral fellow Basil Arnould Price (from top to bottom) on the right side of the photo. The three lead a reading group that meets the third Friday of every quarter to discuss a medieval text. (Courtesy of Matthew Fisher, Erica Weaver and Basil Arnould Price)




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