Friday, July 4

Student Mariah Hernandez spotlights strong Latina characters in directorial debut

This article was updated May 2 at 8:35 p.m. Mariah Hernandez is embracing unconventional forms of self-love in her upcoming film, “Self-Love, Mija!” The fourth-year English student and member of UCLA’s Latine Film and Theatre Association made her film directorial debut exploring young womanhood and the significance of friendship in one’s healing journey, Hernandez said. Read more...

Photo: (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)


UCLA releases part 1 of 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report

This post was updated April 30 at 8:19 p.m. Despite increased efforts, Hollywood still isn’t producing content that reflects its diverse audience. Conducted by UCLA faculty and students, the 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report, Part One: Film is the 10th report in an annual series analyzing the degree to which underrepresented groups were involved in front of and behind the camera in 2022. Read more...

Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)



UCLA Farmers Market provides students access to affordable, locally grown produce

UCLA Farmers Market is bringing farm-to-table food to every Bruin kitchen. Every other Wednesday, the student organization hosts local produce, bread and nut butter vendors as well as other sustainability-related student organizations in Bruin Plaza. Read more...

Photo: Students peruse a variety of fruits. The stand is one of several that comprise UCLA Farmers Market, a biweekly student-organized endeavor located at Bruin Plaza. The group strives to increase food accessibility through affordable produce. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)


Spirituality, ancestral roots flourish in ‘behind the house is the garden’

This post was updated April 27 at 8:56 p.m. SAMMAY Peñaflor Dizon is taking spectators on a journey back to their roots. Dizon’s ritualistic piece “behind the house is the garden” will be showcased by UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance this Thursday and Friday in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. Read more...

Photo: SAMMAY Peñaflor Dizon, a fine arts graduate student in the department’s choreographic inquiry program, stands alongside the cast of “behind the house is the garden.” The retrospective visual and movement-based piece created by Dizon seeks to honor the memory of their grandmother, Nanay Carling. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Student-run startup MySchoolMarket promotes online commerce for UCLA community

MySchoolMarket is marketing its way onto the phones and into the minds of UCLA students. The startup is an online marketplace where college students can buy and sell items to each other, said co-CEO Jonah Kim, a second-year computer science student. Read more...

Photo: Kowoon Jeong (left), Jonah Kim and Priscella Yun smile with a laptop screen between them. The students are the creators behind MySchoolMarket, a UCLA-based start-up that aims to connect local sellers and consumers. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)


‘Succession’ season 4 recap – episode 5: ‘Kill List’

Deal or no deal, the Roys find themselves in mountains of trouble to match the imposing landscape. In this week’s installment of “what would dad do?” the fifth episode finds Waystar’s top minds jet-setting to Norway for GoJo’s annual retreat in a prototypical “Succession” setup. Read more...

Photo: Alexander Skarsgård plays Lukas Matsson in “Succession.” The fifth episode of the fourth season of the HBO series premiered Sunday.(Courtesy of Graeme Hunter/HBO)