Courtney Scott hauled a black suitcase of nail polish into her dorm lounge. On the eighth floor of Hedrick Summit, the second-year mathematics for teaching student provides professional manicures to UCLA students under the company name Court’s Nail Army. Read more...
Photo: Second-year mathematics for teaching student Courtney Scott runs a manicure business, called Court’s Nail Army, from her dorm room. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
Sachi Ogan and Taylor Fischer strongly believe in the idea that almost everyone loves breakfast for dinner. They are so confident in their belief that the two UCLA students are building an entire business around the principle. Read more...
Photo: Students Sachi Ogan and Taylor Fischer created homemade pancake delivery business TACH to provide inexpensive comfort food to hungry students. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
Wendy Liu’s breakfast in her hometown of Taipei, Taiwan, often includes Taiwanese egg rolls made from a fried flour and corn starch batter wrapped around an egg. Read more...
Christina Rice, Janina Lamoglia and Kailyn Glass gathered around their Midvale Avenue apartment’s dining room table in their pajamas. The trio spoke into the microphones set up on the table, recording their discussion on jealous friends and roommate drama for the next episode of their podcast “Actually Adultish.” Rice, a fourth-year psychology student, began listening to podcasts in August 2015. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students Janina Lamoglia, Christina Rice and Kailyn Glass (left to right) record their weekly podcast “Actually Adultish” from the couch of their apartment. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Editor’s note: This post was updated on Jan. 18, 2021, to change the featured photograph. While the Daily Bruin employs a rigorous no-retractions policy, 2020-21 Editor in Chief Melissa Morris has granted an exception to policy in this single case. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year political science student Marie Samuel has gained 15,000 Instagram followers and uses social media for her job as ambassador of SoulCycle fitness. (Courtesy of Marie Samuel.)
Natasha Phan grew up surrounded by decadent spices, meats, herbs, savory sauces and layer upon layer of flavor in her parents’ Asian-Latina market in Echo Park. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Natasha Phan is the brand strategist, creative director and communications specialist for many of alumnus Roy Choi’s restaurants, including Kogi food truck. (Courtesy of Audrey Ma)
Like most students, Ray Garcia didn’t start teaching himself how to cook until he moved out of his dorm room and into an apartment. Now UCLA alumnus Garcia is the head chef at Broken Spanish, his second restaurant which he opened in June 2015 in downtown Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Ray Garcia opened Downtown Los Angeles eatery Broken Spanish, a restaurant serving up Latin cuisine. (Courtesy of Ray Garcia)
