Sunday, August 2

Q&A: LA Pride centers humanity, hope through celebration, action

This post was updated July 5 at 9:39 p.m. There is Pride even amid prejudice. Christopher Street West held its 56th annual Los Angeles Pride Parade in Hollywood on June 14. Read more...

Photo: Lawrence Carroll, Joy Taylor, Mia Yamamoto, Kareem Cervantes, and Jeff Hiller (left to right) pose together for a photo at Christopher Street West’s 56th annual Los Angeles Pride Parade. The parade honored Celebrity Grand Marshal Jeff Hiller as well as Community Grand Marshal Mia Yamamoto. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Emma Hintz curates online marketplace for sustainable, women-owned fashion stores

Emma Hintz was tired of endlessly searching for ethical fashion, so she built the shortcut she wished already existed. Hintz, a fourth-year sociology student, launched Foster, a curated online marketplace featuring 13 small, sustainable, women-owned fashion businesses, May 4. Read more...

Photo: Emma Hintz stands on the lawn by the Janss Steps wearing a white dress and a UCLA class of 2026 graduation stole. Hintz launched Foster, a curated online marketplace, aiming to make conscious, ethical shopping accessible. (Courtesy of Emma Hintz)


How a student brought TEDxUCLA back from the dead

TEDx is far from extinct at UCLA. After a two-year hiatus, the revived organization, which organizes speaker series, hosted a May 26 event at the Northwest Campus Auditorium. Read more...

Photo: Cylin Wang poses wearing a white dress and a class of 2026 graduation stole. Wang restarted TEDxUCLA and now serves as its lead organizer and curator. (Courtesy of Cylin Wang)


Ryan Bucu leaps from being 2nd male UCLA Dance Team member to LA Rams Cheerleader

Ryan Bucu knows how to make it pop. The fourth-year sociology student made history as the second male member of the UCLA Dance Team at the start of his junior year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Dance Team member Ryan Bucu sits and holds up four fingers. The second male member of the team has amassed more than 22,000 followers on Instagram and 18,000 followers on TikTok. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Active Minds UCLA’s radio show seeks to destigmatize mental health

Though Mental Health Awareness Month has concluded, the UCLA Radio-affiliated show “Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health” is keeping conversations about mental health alive on campus. Read more...

Photo: Members of “Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health” sit behind microphones with headphones on inside a UCLA Radio studio. The show goes live every Sunday from 5-6 p.m. and discusses a new topic each week. (William Gauvin/Daily Bruin staff)