This post was updated Aug. 14 at 2:16 p.m. New businesses are opening their doors in Westwood Village following a year of pandemic-related business closures and hardships. Read more...
Photo: New businesses are coming to Westwood with at least five new ones since April. The recent openings followed a year of pandemic-related hardships and closures for operators. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:07 p.m. When Kakeru Iwabuchi learned the 2020 Summer Olympics would be held in Tokyo, he was ecstatic. Iwabuchi, a fourth-year sociology student from Japan, said he even applied to be an Olympic volunteer, hoping to support the Games. Read more...
Photo: Japanese international students have mixed feelings about Tokyo’s decision to proceed with hosting the Olympic Games in July despite an ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and record numbers of daily infections. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 8 at 10:01 p.m. An 11 p.m. leap-of-faith decision took Sharila Stewart, a UCLA alumnus, to the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs.” Premiering July 1, “Top Chef Amateurs” is a spinoff of the American reality show “Top Chef” and features home cooks instead of professional chefs as contestants. Read more...
Photo: (From left: Sharila Stewart’s Angolan inspired peanut sponge cake, Stewart in her home kitchen, and Stewart’s lamb roast with haricot vert and potatoes.) UCLA alumni Sharila Stewart is a contestant on the first season of “Top Chef Amateurs” this year. Stewart said the diversity of dishes in UCLA dining halls helped develop her love for learning about other cultures and bringing people together through food. (Courtesy of Sharila Stewart)
This story was last updated July 25 at 7:53 p.m. UCLA students and alumni are simulating life as astronauts to practice techniques to use during space travel to Mars. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Olivia Ettlin was a crew member on a mission simulating astronaut life on Mars at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah. (Courtesy of Olivia Ettlin)
This post was updated July 18 at 8:43 p.m. Darah Wilson, a lecturer in the School of Nursing, was fired and subsequently rehired in June after students petitioned against the university’s decision. Read more...
Photo: Darah Wilson, a lecturer at the School of Nursing, was reinstated to her position after students and colleagues signed a petition to keep her at UCLA. Students expressed appreciation for the ability and perspective Wilson brings to her teaching. (Courtesy of Darah Wilson)
This post was updated July 11 at 6:21 p.m. Fourth-year English student Ohemaa Ama Asare works at Bed Bath & Beyond, where there was a Black pride station designated by the company to celebrate Juneteenth. Read more...
Photo: Black students and staff have had mixed reactions to the recent declaration of Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. While some celebrate the government’s recognition of the historic date, others still feel there is more to be done for the Black community. Clockwise from top left: Vusisizwe Azania, Harmonie Yacob, Dominic Taylor and Samone Anderson (Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated July 12 at 7:38 a.m. Matthew Robb is ready to enjoy the Fowler Museum’s reopening after being unable to see artifacts in person for more than a year. Read more...
Photo: On July 1, the Fowler Museum opened its doors and welcomed back visitors more than a year after its closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Museum staff expressed excitement for their return to work and the reopening, which includes two new exhibitions on display: “The Map and the Territory: 100 Years of Collecting at UCLA” and “Photo Cameroon: Studio Portraiture, 1970s-1990s.” (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
