Sriha Srinivasan is battling stigma with her TikTok @sexedu. Graduating a year early, the third-year human biology and society student said she started her TikTok page in the spring of 2020 to amplify discourse on sex education. Read more...
Photo: Donning traditional Indian attire, Sriha Srinivasan gazes into the camera. The third-year human biology and society student runs a TikTok account dedicated to destigmatizing sex education. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
Sruchi Patel is lacing together nostalgia and on-screen representation in her newest short film. The fourth-year film and television student recently directed her thesis film, “Ladke,” which follows the musically talented, yet insecure, Saloni, who spots an eye-catching pair of sneakers on campus. Read more...
Photo: Shubhra Dubey plays Saloni in “Ladke,” a short film directed by fourth-year film and television student Sruchi Patel. In the short, Saloni seeks out the owner of the most eye-catching shoes on campus. (Photo courtesy of Sruchi Patel. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director)
This post was updated June 11 at 10:03 p.m. Lea Chinn is bringing fictional characters to life one bead at a time. The fourth-year biochemistry student started Magnolia Street Crafts, named after the street she was born on, in May 2022. Read more...
Photo: Lea Chinn smiles for the camera. The fourth-year student runs the jewelry shop Magnolia Street Crafts. (Sitara Lewis/Daily Bruin)
Ruanne Catapang is threading Filipino culture and storytelling together through handcrafted jewelry. The fourth-year psychology student said she founded her jewelry business, shoprchive, in early 2021 as a way to connect with loved ones during the pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Ruanne Catapang’s pieces, along with her info card, are pictured on a beige surface. The fourth-year psychology student said her jewelry is inspired by her Filipino heritage. (Jordan Guzman/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 13 at 8:17 p.m. Eunice Choi is no longer afraid of getting personal. The graduate student in design media arts incorporates her curiosities into a variety of material projects, including interactive sculptures and performative objects. Read more...
Photo: Dressed in a white button up, Eunice Choi sits on the steps of the Broad Art Center. The graduating design media arts MFA student recently had her work on display as part of the “TOWNHALL” thesis exhibition. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 11 at 8:44 p.m. The lines between fantasy and real life blur in Benedict Conran’s theater design thesis. The third-year lighting design MFA student took Ellen McLaughlin’s play “Ajax in Iraq” and merged it with augmented reality technology to create an interactive and symbolic performance about an American soldier fighting in Iraq in the 2000s. Read more...
Photo: A rendered image from Benedict Conran’s thesis project shows audiences interacting with the set of a play on their phones. The third-year lighting design MFA student merged the play “Ajax in Iraq” with AR technology to create an immersive theater experience, he said. (Courtesy of Benedict Conran)
Artists and audiences kicked off Los Angeles Pride weekend with a picture-perfect celebration at the Getty Center. In partnership with LA Pride, the Getty Center presented an exhibition and conversation with three LA-based photographers on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, moderator Tony Valuenzuela is joined by photographers Rick Castro, Amina Cruz and Texas Isaiah onstage. The panelists were invited to the Getty Center as part of the “Queering the Lens” event in collaboration with Los Angeles Pride. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
