The glittery masquerade balls, spicy cajun food and rollicking jazz music of Mardi Gras have been absent from the UCLA Intramural Field. But it was not always this way. Read more...
Photo: From 1945 to 1995, Mardi Gras was celebrated with a festival featuring food and club booths, a ferris wheel and carousel on the UCLA Intramural Field. The festival was organized by a committee formed by students who took a two-quarter long class. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
The lion costume, with its enormous beady eyes, large flapping face and writhing body, terrified Trixie Le when she was younger. It moved to the thumping of the drums and towered over the 5-year-old, who remembers bursting into tears. Read more...
Photo: First-year mathematics of computation student Henry Jian misses the Lunar New Year celebrations in his hometown of Hangzhou, China. Back home, he played with his cousins and lit fireworks for the New Year while his mother and other relatives made dumplings in their kitchen. Now, Jian celebrates with friends to keep the festive mood alive in college. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
A clerk at the Green Bazaar in Almaty, Kazakhstan asked Brenda Tinoco-Bravo what the weather was like in Los Angeles. Tinoco-Bravo quickly replied “80 degrees” in her intermediate Russian and watched the clerk’s eyebrows go up. Read more...
Photo: Students Brenda Tinoco-Bravo and Dante Matero stand at either side of Stephen Lesser, the beneficiary for the UCLA Russian Flagship Stephen Lesser Award. The scholarship was awarded Saturday for outstanding personal reflection essays written during the department’s summer Kazakhstan study abroad program. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)
After world famous chef Ron Ben-Israel concluded his sugar flower demonstration, fans in the audience rushed towards the stage, frantically stretching out their arms to snap selfies. Read more...
Photo: Food Network frequenter Ron Ben-Israel conducted a sugar flower demonstration on the main stage at the 2nd Annual LA Cookie Con and Sweet Show. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Cristina Delgado walked into the Straus Clubhouse of UCLA with her hands in her black jacket. While the stage was being cleared in front of the judges’ seats, she fidgeted with her hair, nervous but excited. Read more...
Photo: Thursday’s auditions for the Shenanigans Club Improv Team included comedic and musical group exercises and activities. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Read more...
Photo: Apple crisp bars consist of ingredients like brown sugar and apples. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
At this point in the fast-food game of life, McDonald’s is undergoing a serious mood change. In recent months, the golden arches have torn down their famous Dollar Menu in exchange for the McPick 2 Menu and the long-rumored All Day Breakfast menu. Read more...
Photo: Fast food restaurant McDonald’s recently exhanged their Dollar Menu for the McPick 2 Menu and the All Day Breakfast menu. (Courtesy of McDonald’s)
