Westwood: the home of UCLA, historic movie theaters – and a swath of coffee shops. While it seems like a new spot spawns every day in Los Angeles, the already-abundant Westwood coffee scene has remained insulated from the caffeine boom. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 17 at 8:52 p.m. With elves, giants and magic, the Medieval Texts Reading Group builds community one whimsical text at a time. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a medieval painting with associate English professor Matthew Fisher, assistant English professor Erica Weaver and CMRS Center for Early Global Studies postdoctoral fellow Basil Arnould Price (from top to bottom) on the right side of the photo. The three lead a reading group that meets the third Friday of every quarter to discuss a medieval text. (Courtesy of Matthew Fisher, Erica Weaver and Basil Arnould Price)
America’s biggest politicians are branching out into new forms of media – and Americans are tuning in. The presidential debate between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris reached 67 million viewers live. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 7 at 9:13 p.m. Books can pair well with not only a close-knit community but also a charcuterie board. Led by three co-presidents – Kate Osmundson, a fourth-year biology student; Emmy Quagliani, a fourth-year psychobiology student; and Paige Paulsen, a fourth-year English student – the All Books and Cheese club serves as an inviting community for students to discuss books and eat cheese. Read more...
Photo: Members from the All Books and Cheese club are pictured smiling for the camera on a white couch. The club blends cheese and feminist literature. (Courtesy of Emmy Quagliani)
This post was updated Oct. 31 at 8:09 p.m. With punk rock, Japanese candy and underground filmmakers, Giant Robot changed the world one zine at a time. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 31 at 8:19 p.m. The crowd was anything but barren when listening to Forrest Gander read his work about life in a desert. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is poet and author Forrest Gander standing at a podium with purple backlighting. On Tuesday evening, Gander read from his novel poem “Mojave Ghost” at the Hammer Museum. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Emma Wu is making her journey around the world – one bite at a time. The second-year statistics and data science student said she would take pictures of her meals at the top-ranked student dining halls and send them to her parents during her first quarter at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are Emma Wu (left) and her mother Suzanna (right) filming a video at the Goobne Chicken Media event in Koreatown, California. Wu started her journey with taking pictures of food at UCLA dining halls. (Courtesy of Emma Wu)
