The author and poet Maya Angelou is perhaps best known for her first autobiographical work, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." The book was nominated for the National Book Award in 1970, and spawned five sequels, chronicling her childhood and early adult years. Read more...
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Author and poet Maya Angelou will deliver a speech at Royce Hall on Wednesday.
(Courtesy: Brian Lanker)
It may seem pretty unattainable for someone on a college student's budget to wear a designer frock seen in Vogue and on celebrities such as Blake Lively, Kate Winslet and Rihanna. However, in the age of the Internet, that dream dress seen on the red carpet can literally show up at your door for a fraction of the price, courtesy of Rent the Runway at UCLA. Launched in 2009, Rent the Runway is a website for high-end designer dress rentals, started by Harvard Business School graduates Jenny Fleiss and Jenn Hyman. Read more...
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Rent the Runway director Tiffany Chao models the Herve Leger dress that will be used in the all-sorority challenge. (Credit: Zenia Photography)
Over the past few decades, headphones have become a technological staple among college students. Whether they are for musical accompaniment during the 20-minute strut to class, or used as a protective force field shielding students from Bruin Walk fliering, almost everyone has a pair. Read more...
Fashion can seem frivolous when a T-shirt costs upward of $1,000 a pop, but it can also make a meaningful feminist statement.
This idea stems from Leandra Medine's fashion blog "the Man Repeller." Medine said the blog is about outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will repel members of the opposite sex.
From drop crotch pants to shoulder pads, and animal hats to rompers, there is an austere desexualization in fashion. Read more...
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Model Abbey Lee Kershaw presents an outfit from the Chanel Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear Collection. (Courtesy of Monica Feudi)
Last Thursday was my roommate's 21st birthday. While she went bar-hopping with older friends, my other underage roommate and I watched old episodes of "Skins" while I thought of places we could all go, where she could drink and we could drink Sprite and eat cheap food. Read more...
With a Ph.D. in neuroscience and more than five years of professional school behind her, alumna Sarah Ahn thought she knew what she wanted to do with her life. Read more...
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Alumna Sarah Ahn won a national contest for her fashion design of the “Perfect Little Black Dress,” to be featured in the Spring collection of Laundry by Shelli Segal.
(Courtesy: Sarah Ahn)
The thought of walking into a room full of thousands of foreigners, in front of a criticizing panel of women, may frighten even the toughest or most confident man. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Justin Yang won on the Chinese reality dating show “Fei Cheng Wu Rao (If You Are the One).” Yang only began learning Chinese in college but was able to stand in front of a panel that judged him based on looks and personality. The panel looked at clips of his life in college as well as his show performance.
Courtesy of Justin Yang
