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Alumnus-run jewelry company rooted in sustainability puts the planet first

Earth Fairies Co. is returning customers to their roots. Founded by alumnus Rocio Diaz in 2019, the jewelry company is a way for her to express her artistic side post-graduation. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Rocio Diaz’s jewelry is inspired by themes of sustainability and environmentalism. She said she uses clay for her earrings due to its ability to degrade without a significant environmental footprint. (Courtesy of Rocio Diaz)



Q&A: Still Woozy talks new album ‘If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is’

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:39 p.m. Still Woozy is wide awake. The genre-melding artist, known offstage as Sven Gamsky, dropped his debut album, “If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is,” on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Genre-blending artist Sven Gamsky, known as Still Woozy, dropped his debut album “If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is” on Friday. The release marks a mature songwriting evolution with multiple musical influences, he said. (Courtesy of Vince Aung)


Jenny Nuo combines love for computer science, music in her first EP

This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:34 p.m. Jenny Nuo is turning over a new leaf with a STEM-inspired EP. First-year linguistics and computer science student Jenny Wang, also known as Jenny Nuo, released her EP “bound by expectations,” on which she combines her love of computer science and music. Read more...

Photo: First-year linguistics and computer science student Jenny Wang, under stage name Jenny Nuo, has garnered a following of more than 57,000 thousand followers on TikTok for her musical content that combines songwriting and STEM. (Photo by Sakshi Joglekar/Photo Illustration by Isabella Lee)



Q&A: Alumnus Stephan Fleet discusses Emmy-nominated visual effects for ‘The Boys’

Let there be blood – at least three gallons of it. Known for its unabashedly gory visual effects, “The Boys” follows average-Joe archetype Hughie (Jack Quaid) as he navigates the world of Super – shorthand for superheroes – after one inadvertently kills his girlfriend. Read more...

Photo: (Photo courtesy of Stephan Fleet. Photo Illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)


Student meshes real-world, imaginary elements in multidisciplinary design projects

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 7:02 p.m Whether it’s invisible cities or still lifes of fruit, Sejun Park’s art depicts the real world – and creates his own. Read more...

Photo: A third-year design media arts student, Sejun Park often uses his computer to create multidisciplinary visual art. Since each project differs, Park said he is trying to unite his two styles, which feature primarily 3D designs or photographic and type elements. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)