Sunday, December 14

Harper for Kids uses picture book to teach children John Wooden’s philosophy

This post was updated Oct. 29 at 8:15 p.m. Tim and Peanut Louie Harper are helping kids climb John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success one page at a time. Read more...

Photo: Pictured are Peanut Louie and Tim Harper smiling for the camera in front of the John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. The Harper’s started Harper for Kids to bring skills for success to K-12 students. (Courtesy of Peanut and Tim Harper)


Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden hosts ‘Fall Fest’ with crafts, live music

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden welcomed the UCLA community to a day of fun and knowledge this weekend. “Fall Fest” took place this Saturday from 12 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the banner for the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden Fall Fest event. The event was held on Saturday and invited community members to listen to live music and enjoy an array of food truck options. (Courtesy of UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden)



ACM Studio makes game design accessible to all students

While some college students might enjoy playing video games, the ones in ACM Studio enjoy making them. The student-run organization specializes in game development as a subset of the UCLA chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, said fourth-year cognitive science student Faustine Wang, a senior advisor for ACM Studio. Read more...

Photo: Shown are three students smiling at a laptop. ACM Studio is a student organization that aims to teach skills related to video game development. (Courtesy of ACM Studio)




Second Take: School phone bans, Instagram Teen Accounts both imperfect solutions

Teenagers are caught in a battle for the future of their feeds. Instagram announced its novel Teen Accounts feature Sept. 17, outlining how users under 18 would soon discover content and messaging restrictions imposed on their accounts. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is a graphic from Meta’s introduction of Instagram Teen Accounts. The feature, which is intended to make the social media platform safer for users under the age of 18, was announced Sept. 17. (Courtesy of Meta)



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