Paris Sumpter said she never meant to be a YouTuber, but she now has more than 69,000 subscribers. Students come up to the fourth-year Japanese student on campus after they recognize her from her YouTube channel, “LeSweetpea.” Sumpter has posted more than 70 videos on topics atypical of many YouTube stars, covering subjects including making money on YouTube and caring for curly hair. Read more...

Photo: In addition to makeup and hair videos, fourth-year Japanese student Paris Sumpter has also discussed topics such as studying abroad in Japan and how she makes money on YouTube. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Miranda Kim and Rebecca Kim picked their way through washed-up stingrays and bird corpses at their local beach in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, during a cleanup event in the summer. Read more...

Photo: Miranda Kim, a first-year pre-business economics student, helped start Soulface, an eco friendly clothing company that transforms shards of plastic from water bottles and other packaging into small microbeads, which are then turned into fibers and knitted into fabric. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Yoon Lee’s mother taught her how to knit in the sixth grade, using chopsticks as needles. The third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student has been knitting ever since and started the i-KNIT-iative knitting club her first year at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Yoon Lee, a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, started the i-Knit-tiative club at UCLA during her freshman year. At club meetings every Monday night, members work on various projects including scarves and beanies, which the club is hoping to donate to homeless shelters around Los Angeles later on in the quarter. Members can learn how to knit, crochet or other forms of needlework. (Hannah Burnett/Assistant Photo editor)