This post was updated Nov. 13 at 8:46 p.m. For those who find skate parks intimidating, Skate Club at UCLA is making the skating experience welcoming and supportive. Read more...
Photo: A skater falls down the half-pipe at a UCLA Skate Club party. Skate Club aims to provide a welcoming community for skaters of all experience levels, co-president Arman Shahinfar said. (Courtesy of Andrew Ramiro Diaz)
This post was updated Nov. 11 at 9:22 p.m. Filipino cuisine is making a home in Westwood. The Filipino restaurant Silog Rice Above opened in August on Kinross Avenue and is the project of owner and manager Maribel Gregorio. Read more...
Photo: Pork tocino, a pork rice breakfast dish which the restaurant prepared for review photographs, from Silog Rice Above is pictured. The Filipino restaurant on Kinross Avenue is managed by Maribel Gregorio, who hopes to share her culture’s food with the Westwood community. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:24 p.m. Brandon Bao is telling just one story on his social media page: his own. The second-year computational and systems biology student said he began making short-form content online at the start of his first year at UCLA as a way to document his college experience. Read more...
Photo: Brandon Bao smiles as he leans against a tree. The second year began making short-form videos at the start of his freshman year as a way to document personal growth throughout his college career. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
A Día de los Muertos event mourned environmental destruction. The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden hosted a free public event called “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Attendees of “Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering Through Ecological Change” at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden sit at a table. The event, co-hosted by several on-campus organizations, combined ofrenda memorials with reflections about the environment. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Oct. 30 at 8:33 p.m. Noodle St. might not be especially original, but its quality makes it a terrific eatery anyway. The Westwood location of the restaurant opened earlier this year on Weyburn Avenue, joining a growing chain that already includes establishments in other parts of the greater Los Angeles area such as Fullerton, Irvine and Pasadena. Read more...
Photo: The Noodle St. sign hands outside the restaurant. The chain opened up its Westwood location earlier this year on Weyburn Avenue and features a variety of noodle-based dishes. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 6 at 3:21 p.m. From sixth-grade sewing projects to New York Fashion Week, UCLA alumnus Bisola Amudipe has always led a fashion-forward life. Read more...
Photo: Bisola Amudipe sits on a couch, surrounded by models, while posing for a photo. Amudipe, a UCLA alumnus, recently started her own fashion brand, LovexBisi. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Between Jessica Rose’s poetry and prose, a central theme in her story is a commitment to achieving her goals. Jessica Rose is a third-year English student who self-published her book, “The World Above the Waves,” in 2022. Read more...
Photo: Jessica Rose sits on a brown chair in a library. The third-year English student self-published her novel, “The World Above the Waves,” in 2022. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
