Alumna Jasmine Williams’ quarantine passion project has flourished into an uplifting community on social media. Jasmine’s Chocolate Bar, an Instagram page and community focused on connecting Black people with deep skin tones, has gained nearly 300 followers since Williams first opened the page in the summer of 2020. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Jasmine Williams launched her Instagram page, @jasmineschocolatebar, to uplift her community and celebrate Black people with deep skin tones. She educates her followers on issues affecting the Black community like colorism though memes, quotes, advice and self-submitted photos. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)

Emily Pitcher connects love, mental health and the Asian American experience on a star-filled computer screen in “The Space in Between.” As a fourth-year English student, Pitcher said she knew creating video games seemed like an unconventional project for her field of study. Read more...

Photo: Emily Pitcher released her first indie video game, “The Space in Between,” on Jan. 18. As an interactive fiction, the fourth-year English student said players explore themes of love, mental health and the Asian American experience by connecting constellations. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Han and Julia Lee)

The artificial intelligence division of the Association for Computing Machinery at UCLA is staying connected to high schoolers by making sure they know that “You Belong in AI!” Launched in May by ACM AI’s Outreach Director Arjun Subramonian, the “You Belong in AI!” podcast was designed with the Title I high schools that Teach LA – a program that sends UCLA students in ACM around Los Angeles County to teach free computer science classes – traditionally serves in mind. Read more...

Photo: (Left to right: Harold Lee/Daily Bruin, courtesy of Association for Computing Machinery Design at UCLA)

Monique Fraile helps customers show their loved ones how berry much they love them. Since May, the fourth-year sociology student has been operating a gourmet dessert business on the Instagram page @momozberriez. Read more...

Photo: Monique Fraile’s passion for berry delicacies turned into a gourmet dessert business on the Instagram page @momozberriez. The fourth-year sociology student specializes in custom chocolate-covered strawberries and can create an array of treats for any occasion. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)