Five-year-old Leon Wu would sneak into his father’s closet and try on his business clothes. “When I was a little girl, because I identify as transgender … I was always trying to find ways to make myself more masculine,” said the UCLA alumnus, who graduated in 2000. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Leon Wu created the custom suit company Sharpe Suiting because of his own interest in buying suits that fit bodies of all genders and types. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Footage of a celebrity getting arrested often elicits an exploitative response. Embarrassed and vulnerable, the last thing celebrities want are more eyes privy to the scene. Read more...
Photo: “Divergent” actress Shailene Woodley joined protesters on-site while fighting against the Dakota Access Pipeline in October, as opposed to other celebrities who posted their support on social media. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore via flickr)
Autumn in Los Angeles is wrapping up. The temperatures still reach mid-day summer highs, but colder nights call for jackets and long sleeves. UCLA students show off their fall style and personal accessories, from colorful hairstyles to individualized shoe choices. Read more...
Photo: (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)
Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Columnist Erin Nyren enjoyed honey with Larceny and a Sweeney Ted cocktail at Blind Barber, a bar hidden behind a barber shop in Culver City. (Erin Nyren/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mia Lin Pan didn’t know how to cook before she came to America. About four years after leaving China to attend UCLA, she opened her first restaurant, L Kitchen, which will have its grand opening in Westwood on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Mia Lin Pan will open her own restaurant, L Kitchen, in Westwood on Wednesday after cooking for friends’ events and helping another restaurant develop its taste. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)
Hana Fae Pareja laid out her eyebrow threading equipment on her Dykstra dorm desk, preparing to test her skills on her first client – a male floormate. Read more...
Photo: Second-year mathematics for teaching student Hana Fae Pareja threads the eyebrows of predominantly male clients. She runs the business out of her dorm in Dykstra. (Sihui Song/Daily Bruin)
Dressed like a giant flying rodent, I prowled dark alleyways, dishing out punishment to Gotham’s criminal underbelly. I changed the video game disc and became a magical sword-wielding Nord, slaying dragons with ease. Read more...
Photo: In “Batman: Arkham City,” Batman fights Hugo Strange in an open world re-creation of Gotham City featuring mini-bosses Clayface and The Joker. (Courtesy of Bago Games via Flickr)
