Saturday, April 4

Virtual costume contest held for transfer students to meet their peers

Zoom calls just got a whole lot spookier. The UCLA Office of the Transfer Student Representative held a virtual Halloween costume party open to all students Friday. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Office of the Transfer Student Representative hosted a virtual costume contest this past Friday. Judging was based on Zoom polling and the top three participants took home a prize. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)


Required Taste: Discovering our ancestry and culture starts at the family dinner table

Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. In a country known for its freedom, columnist Zinnia Finn will explore the extent to which American culture is tethered to food and the depths to which we each experience this relationship in everyday life. Read more...

Photo: (Shari Wei/Daily Bruin)


Lessons of growth stem from student’s budding social media plant account

Michelle Tran’s plants overgrew the boundaries of her camera roll and established roots on social media. The fourth-year human biology and society student created an Instagram account, @plantedbymich, in May to document her plant collection. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year human biology and society student Michelle Tran, said her Instagram account @plantedbymich grew from boredom in quarantine, but the account has now amassed more than 1,800 followers. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)


Required Taste: Casual comments about diet, weight can influence body perceptions

Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. In a country known for its freedom, columnist Zinnia Finn will explore the extent to which American culture is tethered to food and the depths to which we each experience this relationship in everyday life. Read more...

Photo: (Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)


Professors 101: Bronwen Wilson draws from history of career changes to teach adaptability

UCLA is home to some of the world’s leading researchers and experts – better known to students as professors. It’s time to tap into the knowledge and wisdom UCLA professors have to offer. Read more...

Photo: After her own personal experience with career changes, art history professor Bronwen Wilson hopes to encourage her students to take risks and explore courses outside their field. She also said the observational, analytical and creative thinking skills obtained from art history are applicable to a multitude of other industries. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)


Social justice, not profit, is at the heart of students’ new clothing line

This post was updated Oct. 25 at 6:44 p.m. Within two weeks of going live, Vijay Patel’s online store amassed nearly $1,000 in profits – though none of it will be kept. Read more...

Photo: Vijay Patel and three of his friends founded Fit Your Values, a clothing store that sells items themed around various social justice movements. Since launching the site, they have made $1,000 in profits and donated it all to the Black Lives Matter movement. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)


Student’s craft business offers personalized necklaces, custom LED acrylic lights

Yasmin Olvera’s high school entrepreneurial dream came true – now, she ships out craft orders to people all over the country. The fourth-year geography and environmental studies student said her initial idea for her craft business originated when her coworker introduced her to the Cricut, a machine used to cut through all kinds of materials. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year geography and environmental studies student Yasmin Olvera said her journey to creating her own business began with a machine. The Cricut is what has allowed her to craft her popular LED acrylic lights, she said. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)



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