Thursday, March 26

Poets’ bond paves the way for sharing experiences as people of color

Some friends finish each other’s sentences, but Alberto Loaiza and Kevin Yang finish lines of each other’s poetry. Loaiza, a fourth-year English and Chicana/o studies student, and Yang, a third-year world arts and cultures and African American studies student, are two of four members of UCLA’s slam poetry team and staff members for The Word on Wednesday, the Cultural Affairs Commission’s open-mic poetry group. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year student Alberto Loaiza and third-year student Kevin Yang will both graduate in June after working together on poetry through the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Second Take: My Indian culture should not be used as a marketing tool

I chose to eat school lunches of cheese pizza and chocolate milk over homemade spiced vegetables, curry and rice as an elementary school kid, but not because I hated Indian food. Read more...

Photo: Turmeric is a plant of the ginger family and is used widely in Indian cuisine. “Turmeric latte” or “golden milk” is a spin-off of “haldi doodh,” a common Indian beverage of turmeric in milk. (Namrata Kakade/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA student wins poetry award, reflects on brother’s influence

Dylan Karlsson creates poetry with his laptop’s keyboard, transforming individual words into an intricate story with references that reach into the depths of history, politics and literature. Read more...

Photo: Second-year English student Dylan Karlsson and his brother alumnus Stefan Karlsson will show their poetry at the Hammer Museum. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Vegan Ventures: Erin McKenna’s Bakery

To highlight the delicious perks of her vegan lifestyle, Daily Bruin staffer Alejandra Reyes-Velarde showcases 10 diverse vegan restaurants in the West Los Angeles area. She will be joined by Daily Bruin staffer William Thorne to bring a meat-eating perspective to vegan cuisine. Read more...

Photo: Erin McKenna’s Bakery on Larchmont Boulevard offers vegan cupcakes and donuts, including the coffee crunch donut. (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde/Daily Bruin senior staff)




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