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January 5, 5:38 am

Post-holiday season prompts regifting, repurposing unwanted presents

‘Twas the season to be jolly. But now, as the last of the fa la la’s echo 2014 out the door, one may find him or herself left with an old copy of Charles Dickens from a best friend’s annual white elephant gift exchange or a frumpy, oversized sweater from Grandma that hasn’t made any good fashion statements since 1993. Read more...

Photo: Some presents given in the holiday season just don’t seem to work. For second-year business economics student Chau Quach, a frumpy, oversized sweater received over the holidays provides an opportunity for regifting. Donating unwanted clothes to Goodwill or Salvation Army as well as regifting presents to friends proves an answer for unwanted gifts. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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January 5, 5:26 am

Urban Confections: Macarons create Parisian oasis in downtown LA

Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Read more...

Photo: The specialty of Bottega Louie is a small sandwich cookie made from egg white with a filling of fruit or buttercream. Bottega Louie offers distinct flavors of these French-style macarons, including Earl Grey. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

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December 15, 2:50 am

Students celebrate winter holidays with gift exchanges

Now is the time of year when De Neve Dining Hall starts serving leftover turkey, water falls from the sky and winter break looms ominously over the student body. Read more...

Photo: Third-year psychology student Shannon Kanegawa (left) and first-year undeclared life sciences student Allison Cutshall (right) are among many students searching for the right gifts this holiday season. Daily Bruin A&E presents gift ideas from books and films sure to please every post-finals week college student. (Eu Ran Kwak/Daily Bruin)

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December 3, 12:46 am

Hox Zodiac dinner to discuss similarities between humans and animals

Twelve figures will sit around a dinner table and play a game of chance. As the cards are played, the genetic game proceeds to inform each player about his or her connection to each other and the animals around them. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Art | Sci Center will host its first Hox Zodiac dinner Thursday night at the California NanoSystems Institute. The event aims to facilitate discussion between artists and scientists by featuring a 12-person dinner table in which attendants are organized in accordance with their zodiac sign. (Courtesy of Victoria Vesna)

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December 2, 12:00 am

UCLA student makes his mark as tattoo artist

Juan Garces on his experience as a tattoo artist (from Daily Bruin Radio’s Long Story Short) "LSS 12/1/14 tattoo artist ". "Juan Garces on his experience as a tattoo artist (from Daily Bruin Radio’s Long Story Short)"

Juan Garces used to think tattoos were taboo. Now, he has tattooed more than 150 students. Garces, a fifth-year Spanish and community and culture student, has been tattooing students at UCLA since he transferred here three years ago. Read more...

Photo: Fifth-year Spanish and community and culture student Juan Garces has tattooed more than 150 UCLA students over three years. Garces said tattooing gave him the opportunity to reconnect with his love of art by allowing him to practice drawing and sketching in a creative manner. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


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