Tuesday, July 1

UCLA student books it to Instagram with page dedicated to her passion for reading

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 1:47 p.m. A single Magic Tree House book sparked Sophia Newton’s “bookstagram.” The third-year physiological science student said she created her Instagram account on her 20th birthday to formally share books she has read, and to inspire others to find their own reading passions. Read more...

Photo: Third-year physiological science student Sophia Newton said she created her “bookstagram” to share her love for sci-fi and fantasy, and help others find their passions through reading. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Elephante talks upcoming Head In The Clouds performance

This post was updated Nov. 7 at 10:37 p.m. Elephante is going from Harvard to Head In The Clouds. The DJ, producer, vocalist and Harvard alumnus who switched paths to pursue a music career is performing at Head In The Clouds Music and Arts Festival on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Artist Elephante will perform at this year’s Head In The Clouds festival, a music and arts event occurring at the Rose Bowl. (Courtesy of Alex Lopes)


Student expands new apparel, accessory brand one stitch at a time

This post was updated March 11 at 4:52 p.m. Shleggwear is weaving novelty into wearable accessories. Inspired to create her own free-spirited style of clothing, third-year architectural studies and art student Sofia Chang started her small business and Instagram account in early October. Read more...

Photo: Third-year architectural studies and art student Sofia Chang started her business Shleggwear in October, and uses her platform to sell whimsical fiber art creations from hats to masks to belts. (Mattias de los Rios Rogers/Daily Bruin)


Pop-up review: Latrine reigns supreme at interactive event based on Amazon’s ‘Fairfax’

This post was updated Nov. 4 at 12:08 p.m. Attention all Hypebeasts – the Latrine store just dropped its latest collection. Amazon Prime’s latest animated television series centering on the social media and image-obsessed next generation, “Fairfax,” is opening a pop-up pulled straight from the screen. Read more...

Photo: Pulled straight from Amazon Prime’s new show “Fairfax,” The Latrine pop-up features a statue out front of a hype beast beekeeper in full decked out in branded gear. The space melds pop culture with the show’s plot line, centered around (Natalie Brown/Daily Bruin)


UCLA theater returns to in-person performance with eclectic mix of one-act plays

Three undergraduate students are taking one-act plays in entirely new directions. From Thursday to Saturday, the UCLA theater department will be presenting three student-directed and produced one-act plays at Macgowan Hall. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate theater students (from left to right) Wanye’ Yoakum, Jake Goldfarb and Kristy Maanavi will be presenting their self-directed and produced acts in the theater department’s first show of the season, “Undergraduate One Acts.” (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


UCLA student embraces AAPI heritage through tattoo artistry

Ashli-Ann Ha is piercing the skin of the tattoo industry, dot by dot. The fourth-year geography and sociology student started out by inking Bruin Plate bananas in 2019, but Ha said she has since honed the vibrant designs she creates using the stick-and-poke technique, a nonelectric method of tattooing that is executed using only a needle and ink. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year geography and sociology student Ashli-Ann Ha tattoos clients using the hand-poke method, which aids in creating their characteristic simple, whimsical style. (Photo by Kristin Pischel, Photo Illustration by Katie Frei)