Monday, June 30


Student cultivates online brand, focuses on authentic college experience

Meili Zhang is bringing UCLA to the “For You” page. The third-year business economics student said she began experimenting with posting short-form content on TikTok while in quarantine and has since garnered 100,000 followers on the platform while posting content regularly. Read more...

Photo: Third-year business economics student Meili Zhang aims to express her creativity and offer advice to incoming students through her social media platforms. Posting TikToks ranging from comedic trends to Trader Joe’s snack ratings, she said she hopes to model the importance of a balanced life. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)


Tour the garden: T.E.U.C.L.A. demonstrates importance of sculpture conservation

As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century. Read more...

Photo: (Biona Hui/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Creators, cast of ‘The In Between’ examine union of love and grief in new film

Not even a deadly accident can break the bonds of true love. Premiering Friday on Paramount+, “The In Between” follows teenager Tessa (Joey King) as she tries to contact her boyfriend, Skylar (Kyle Allen), in the afterworld after a car crash tragically takes his life. Read more...

Photo: Joey King plays Tessa in “The In Between.” (Courtesy of Curtis Baker, Paramount+)


Student adds life to her game designs with complex characters, fantasy elements

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 9:07 p.m. Delaney Kough is bringing her imagination to life. The fifth-year design media arts student said she has found joy in the ability to tell stories and create complex characters through animation and game design. Read more...

Photo: Fifth-year design media arts student Delaney Kough follows her imagination to create in-depth characters and storylines through digital art and game design. (Photo by Megan Cai/Daily Bruin, Photo Illustration by Dani Nalangan/Daily Bruin)


UCLA student reflects, heals through debut EP ‘Looking Glass’

This post was updated Feb. 10 at 12:28 p.m. Healing requires self-reflection, and Saya Mosaic is polishing the looking glass. Second-year psychology student Angela Takagi, also known by her stage name Saya Mosaic, released her debut EP “Looking Glass” on Dec. Read more...

Photo: (Photo by Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Christina Wu/Daily Bruin)


UCLA student channels passion for cooking into apartment pop-up restaurant

Ronak Naik is serving up original recipes on a DIY plate. With a long-standing love for cooking, the third-year neuroscience student invents his own dishes and posts his creations and accompanying recipes on his food Instagram account. Read more...

Photo: Third-year neuroscience student Ronak Naik shares his love of cooking through his food Instagram account and quarterly pop-ups at his apartment. Inspired by professional restaurants, he said each event is themed, with all proceeds going to charity. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)