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)

Between classes, UCLA alumnus Michael Soll navigated the stories that unfolded in his imagination. These thoughts often progressed to the next phases of Soll's writing processes, into his phone, then to his computer, on which he would write from his dorm room desk. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Michael Soll released his first novel, “Scorched” in October. The book has been ranked second on Amazon’s top free 100 list for Teen and Young Adult Action and Adventure. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)

Students poked cacti and put on virtual reality goggles to go to class, while librarians encouraged loud noises. All of these were part of UCLA’s third annual International Games Day Saturday in the Powell Library rotunda. Read more...

Photo: The third annual International Games Day at UCLA returned Saturday to the Powell Library rotunda with brand new games and old favorites, such as The Settlers of Catan (above). In addition to board and card games, the Design | Media Arts department and UCLA Game Lab featured games created by UCLA students and alumni. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)