Dressed like a giant flying rodent, I prowled dark alleyways, dishing out punishment to Gotham’s criminal underbelly. I changed the video game disc and became a magical sword-wielding Nord, slaying dragons with ease. Read more...
Photo: In “Batman: Arkham City,” Batman fights Hugo Strange in an open world re-creation of Gotham City featuring mini-bosses Clayface and The Joker. (Courtesy of Bago Games via Flickr)
Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Columnists Erin Nyren and Will Thorne traveled to Bodega Wine Bar for this week’s Bar Necessities. Bodega Wine Bar offers its customers the chance to try fine wine in a casual setting. (Will Thorne/Daily Bruin)
Strawberries, blueberries and acai are all fruits typically associated with a good smoothie. But there’s one fruit that both smoothie makers and consumers alike often overlook. Read more...
Photo: Smoothie Bowl Club president Anne Wasserman makes smoothie bowls with bananas and strawberries at their club meetings on Sunday mornings. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
Melted candles, painted sugar skulls, bright marigolds, delicious pastries and photos line a brightly colored tablecloth. A traditional Dia de los Muertos altar tells a story and captures the memories of those who have passed. Read more...
Photo: (QingQing Su/Daily Bruin)
Stress and fear permeate UCLA’s campus every October as students prepare to take their first midterms of the year. Ironically, one form of escape among students Tuesday night was “Haunted Hill: Apocalypse,” a one-night haunted house put on by the On-Campus Housing Council in the Covel Grand Horizon Room. Read more...
Photo: Zombies, ghouls, cannibals and mad scientists roamed Covel Commons Tuesday night as part of “Haunted Hill: Apocalypse.” (Emily Perkins Rock/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Josh Shtein transforms into a butcher knife-wielding cannibal when he creeps on set for his job at Universal Studios Hollywood. The third-year sociology student works as a “scare actor” for Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, an event featuring special Halloween-themed mazes, shows and scare zones based on television and movie franchises such as American Horror Story and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Read more...
Photo: Third-year sociology student and Hooligan Theater Company member Josh Shtein landed a job as a “scare actor” at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights after a month-long audition process. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
Xinru Hua frequently asks her father for help understanding the strategies of Go, a 3,000-year-old traditional Chinese board game. Hua, a fourth-year applied mathematics student, said her father instilled in her a love for Go when she was 7 years old by enrolling her in a professional Go school and practicing the game with her. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year statistics and economics student Mengyi Zhou founded UCLA’s Go club in 2014. Members of the club spend hours playing Go, a 3,000-year-old Chinese board game. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)
