Janet O’Shea said she finds philosophy in her fists when practicing jeet kune do. While training in various martial arts forms, the UCLA professor of dance found deeper meaning and applied concepts of play and risk that she learned to other spheres of her life. Read more...

Photo: UCLA professor of dance Janet O’Shea began to train in jeet kune do a few years after arriving at UCLA in 2008. Originally trained as a dancer, O’Shea began experimenting with various forms of martial arts. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)

BellaNové strives to help pregnant women slay in the workplace, said founder and alumna Jenny Leung. Leung said she came up with the idea for the maternity fashion brand after learning that many of her working pregnant friends struggled with finding inexpensive clothes suitable for a workplace environment. Read more...

Photo: After witnessing her pregnant friends struggle to find work-appropriate clothing, alumna Jenny Leung was inspired to create BellaNové. The maternity fashion brand allows people to rent form-fitting dresses, tops, bottoms and outwear appropriate for the workplace. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)

Comics are gradually filling gaps in history. Released in 1975 by publisher Afri-Comics, two comic series, “Mighty Man” and “Tiger Ingwe,” were intended to be propaganda tools used by the South African government. Read more...