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...
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February 22, 11:00 pm
FASHION OR WHATEVER: _Seemingly repulsive articles of fashion turn heads for all kinds of reasons_
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)
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February 22, 2:48 am
Happy hours in Culver City for the underaged
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...
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February 22, 2:46 am
Alumna Sarah Ahn makes dramatic career change from neuroscientist to interior designer, wins national design contest
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)
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February 18, 12:30 am
Alumnus Justin Yang wins on Chinese dating show ‘Fei Cheng Wu Rao’
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
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February 15, 12:19 am
Bus Stops: <i>Changing tracks in downtown LA on a transit-oriented adventure</i>
since the beginning of this column I've focused on one specific neighborhood or landmark each trip. Read more...
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The Bradbury Building is one of the notable landmarks of downtown L.A. and has been featured in “500 Days of Summer.”
(Courtesy: L.A. Conservancy Staff)
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February 9, 12:59 am
The Onion editors to visit UCLA campus
In the fall of 2009, two Bangladeshi newspapers, The Daily Manab Zamin and The New Nation, reported that Neil Armstrong claimed the United States' moon landing was a hoax, and cited a similar American news article. Read more...
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Two editors from The Onion, the satirical “fake news” newspaper, will be speaking at Royce Hall on Thursday night.
Credit: The Onion