This post was updated Feb. 16 at 5:14 p.m. The Artistic Activism Coalition creates impact through art. By educating its members on issues of social justice, the club strives to connect art and advocacy. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Artistic Activism Coalition)
Meili Zhang is bringing UCLA to the “For You” page. The third-year business economics student said she began experimenting with posting short-form content on TikTok while in quarantine and has since garnered 100,000 followers on the platform while posting content regularly. Read more...
Photo: Third-year business economics student Meili Zhang aims to express her creativity and offer advice to incoming students through her social media platforms. Posting TikToks ranging from comedic trends to Trader Joe’s snack ratings, she said she hopes to model the importance of a balanced life. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin)
Ronak Naik is serving up original recipes on a DIY plate. With a long-standing love for cooking, the third-year neuroscience student invents his own dishes and posts his creations and accompanying recipes on his food Instagram account. Read more...
Photo: Third-year neuroscience student Ronak Naik shares his love of cooking through his food Instagram account and quarterly pop-ups at his apartment. Inspired by professional restaurants, he said each event is themed, with all proceeds going to charity. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 9:16 p.m. Insomnia Cookies is sweetening up customers’ late nights. Founded in 2003 by University of Pennsylvania student Seth Berkowitz, the nationwide chain opened its doors to Westwood Village on Jan. Read more...
Photo: On Jan. 31, Insomnia Cookies opened its doors to Westwood Village. Located on Westwood Boulevard, the chain is known as a college town staple and serves sweets such as cookies and ice cream sandwiches late into the night. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 7 at 12:55 a.m. Sohini Halder is making her medical school journey full screen. The alumnus and first-year medical student at UC San Francisco started her YouTube channel – which now has more than 1,700 subscribers – in June 2020 to document her pre-med experience. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Sohini Halder is taking to YouTube to provide advice and free resources for aspiring medical students. Inspired by her own application process, Halder said she hopes to lessen the barriers some students face through free study templates and other tips from her personal experiences. (Photo courtesy of Sohini Halder Photo illustration by Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)
Bruin Creators transforms students from viewers to creators. Founded in 2020, the student club aims to build a small community for aspiring Bruin YouTubers to teach them how to create video projects such as vlogs, TikToks and promotional advertisements, president and third-year neuroscience student Jason Wu said. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Creators helps support students YouTube goals and provides community, president and third-year student Jason Wu said. The club hosts editing workshops, which fifth-year Anna Sohn said have been her favorite, and provides members with video tips, which second-year Michael Sherbrooke said have helped his public speaking. (Photo by Jefferson Alade, Photo illustration by Katelyn Dang/Illustrations director)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 4:31 p.m. Five friends have cobbled together a social media platform designed specially for creatives. First conceptualized by fourth-year film student Jawan Ali, cobble.page began construction in September 2020. Read more...
Photo: (Jade Emiko Ichimura/Daily Bruin)
