Il Tramezzino buzzed with the energy expected of a new restaurant. Employees were all smiles as they wiped countertops and placed imported Milanese cannolis behind glass displays. Read more...
Lifestyle
Arts, Lifestyle
|
May 8, 11:19 pm
Dylana Suarez, UCLA alumna and creator of the blog “˜Color Me Nana,’ shares her foray into the world of fashion
Dylana Suarez started her blog, "Color Me Nana," during a bored summer session at UCLA. Read more...
Photo:
Recent UCLA alumna Dylana Suarez is a fashion blogger for her site, “Color Me Nana,” on which she writes about her style and current trends.
Arts, Lifestyle
|
May 6, 12:10 am
UCLA's Hawai'i Club, Hui O 'Imiloa, set to throw 26th Annual Luau with authentic dancing, dishes from the island
If the average tourist were to go on a vacation to Hawaii, he or she would no doubt be tempted to attend a luau for a night of food and entertainment provided by men in Hawaiian shirts and khaki pants and by women in leaf skirts and coconut bikinis. Read more...
Photo:
Tahitian dance performers from Hui O “˜Imiloa are busy making their skirt pieces by braiding rafia with feathers and fabric. In Tahitian dance, these skirts are worn to accentuate hip movements and will be worn at the Luau Saturday.
Courtesy of Brittany Kaleilani Jang
Lifestyle
|
May 4, 11:37 pm
PETLab director lectures on using games to study social and global issues
Colleen Macklin, a professor at Parsons the New School for Design, combines game design and science at the Prototyping, Evaluation, Teaching and Learning Lab. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
|
May 1, 11:52 pm
Aveda Earth Jam Fashion Benefit in Covel plans to raise funds for earth-friendly charity
At Aveda Institute on Weyburn Avenue, applying makeup or getting a haircut touches on issues deeper than the follicle. Read more...
Photo:
Aveda student and cosmetologist Ilsa Berg shampoos a customer’s hair at the Aveda Institute. Aveda will host its annual Earth Jam Fashion Benefit in Covel’s Grand Horizon Room today at 6 p.m. The event aims to raise $25,000 for charity.
Arts, Lifestyle
|
May 1, 11:43 pm
Whether businesses like it or not, music piracy broadens our cultural horizons
As college students, we are contractually obligated to love and covet free things. Most of the time, this isn't a problem "“ no one gets hurt when apartment dwellers solicit meal swipes from their friends now and then, or when people attend cultural events for the food. Read more...
Photo:
EMI
Arts, Lifestyle
|
April 24, 11:16 pm
Alumnus Derek Taylor Kent to release young adult novels “Scary School”
Children aren't always easy to entertain. But alumnus Derek Taylor Kent has had years of practice. Read more...
Photo:
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Derek Taylor Kent is the author of a series of young adult books titled “Scary School.” The books center around an elementary school populated by humans and monsters and is narrated by a ghost that patrols the school grounds.