This post was updated on April 6 at 9:24 p.m.. Hollywood’s red carpets are widening to welcome the celebrities of the digital age, and yet there is still not enough room. Read more...
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March 18, 5:41 pm
Q&A: Bruin alumnus Diane Marie Brown discusses magic, family amid release of her novel
This post was updated April 2 at 9:14 p.m. Diane Marie Brown is lighting up the literary world. The alumnus’ debut novel, “Black Candle Women,” was chosen as the March selection for the Today Show’s “Read With Jenna” Book Club. Read more...
Photo: (From left to right: Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers, Courtesy of Diane Marie Brown)
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March 14, 8:25 pm
Q&A: Law school alumnus Dellara Gorjian speaks on becoming TikTok star ‘legalbaddie’
Dellara Gorjian is providing legal and motivational counseling for all on TikTok. The law school alumnus and immigration law advocate has cultivated 1.4 million followers as “legalbaddie” on TikTok by producing content pertaining to the legal field. Read more...
Photo: Dellara Gorjian looks off to the side while seated. The law school alumnus creates legal and motivational content on TikTok under the alias “legalbaddie.” (Courtesy of Dellara Gorjian)
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March 12, 8:59 pm
Student Jasmine Gomez sells designed Slayed Sets to accessorize nails
Jasmine Gomez’s Slayed Sets is nailing what it means to be a small business. In August 2021, the fourth-year Chicana and Chicano studies and education and social transformation student launched Slayed Sets, which sells custom ready-to-wear press-on nails. Read more...
Photo: Jasmine Gomez holds up one of her press-on nail sets and the logo of her business Slayed Sets. Gomez said she started doing her own nails during her freshman year of college and came up with the idea of Slayed Sets after diving deeper into nail art at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
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March 7, 8:46 pm
Tulsi Indian Eatery serves up Rangeela Thali in celebration of Holi
Tulsi Indian Eatery is welcoming Holi with a colorful, celebratory menu addition. Tulsi, which has locations throughout Southern California, including one in Westwood, has introduced the Rangeela Thali combo – available until Sunday – to celebrate Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors. Read more...
Photo: Three pani puri shots are plated on a table. Tulsi Indian Eatery introduced the Rangeela Thali combo to celebrate Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors. (Elisa Lopez Rochin/Daily Bruin)
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March 5, 8:44 pm
Student Violet Ko creates accessories for charity through her business Tolevi
Violet Ko is crafting accessories for a cause. The fourth-year psychobiology student said she found a creative and philanthropic outlet in her Etsy shop Tolevi, where she sells handmade jewelry and donates all of her profits to charity. Read more...
Photo: Violet Ko leans against a fence. The fourth-year student is the founder behind Tolevi, an Etsy jewelry shop that donates its profits to charities and nonprofit organizations. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)
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February 24, 6:40 pm
Messaging app Zapshot brings a voice to daily communications for Generation Z
This post was updated Feb. 28 at 9:06 p.m. A new app is zapping the gap between the internet and interpersonal communication. Developed by Justin Liao, vice president of parent company Ph7, Zapshot aims to eliminate the time spent typing messages online, creating a way for a new generation of social media consumers to more efficiently and intimately communicate, Liao said. Read more...
Photo: Two women wearing blue tie-dye Zapshot hoodies smile together. Ruka Nagashima (right), an alumnus, is the lead marketing intern for the new social media app, which uses voice messaging instead of traditional text chats. She said Zapshot aims to reach a Generation Z audience at UCLA. (Courtesy of Ruka Nagashima)