Kristin Snyder: I’m Kristin Snyder. Paige Hua: And I’m Paige Hua, and this is Daily Bruin Arts and Entertainment’s newest series “Booking It.” Kristin Snyder: Here on “Booking It,” Paige and I will be flexing our abilities as English majors to discuss a book of our choosing. Read more...
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The “Animal Crossing” island Lil Taiwan puts on the “Comedy Crossing” show twice a month – no masks or social distancing required. Hosted by comedian and UCLA alumna Jenny Yang, “Comedy Crossing” is set in the hit Nintendo Switch video game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” which simulates life on an idyllic deserted island among animal villagers. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Jenny Yang hosts a bi-monthly comedy show, “Comedy Crossing,” set in the hit Nintendo Switch video game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The show takes place in Yang’s virtual in-game basement and is streamed publicly over Zoom. (Medha Vallurupalli/Daily Bruin)
The fight isn’t over. Content creators are among the millions who have turned to social media as an outlet for activism in the wake of a new normal following the acceleration of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read more...
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Why Community College’s purpose is in its name. Created by fourth-year psychology student Nicole Fonacier, Why Community College is a social media page that seeks to support community college students who are looking to transfer to a four-year university, as well as offer advice to students considering attending community college. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Nicole Fonacier founded Why Community College, a social media page that seeks to support community college students who are looking to transfer to a four-year university, as well as offer advice to students considering attending community college. She said the page’s goal is to empower transfer students by shedding a more positive and accurate light on their experiences, while debunking the harmful stereotypes of community college in the process. (Medha Vallurupalli/Daily Bruin)
Emily Teng hopes that “Little By Little By Little,” she can get her audience through each day with empathy and compassion. While a majority of the country has been social distancing for the better part of three months, mental health has only been a small part of the global conversation on the effects of quarantine. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year design media arts student Emily Teng said she created the narrative video game, “Little By Little By Little,” in response to the overall lack of mental health representation in media. In-game topics focus on depression, anxiety, complicated relationships and how all they intersect with everyday life. (Anna Syed/Daily Bruin)
A postponed commencement ceremony hasn’t stopped graduating UCLA students from capturing senior year memories. Alumna Rachel Forrest is conducting socially distant graduation photoshoots for students during the COVID-19 pandemic, she said. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Rachel Forrest said she is conducting socially distant graduation photoshoots for graduating students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the closures of campus buildings prevents her from taking photos in select locations, Forrest said she is still able to captures her client’s memories outside of buildings instead. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Despite graduation cancellations nationwide, Payton Rockwood and Jordyn Grusd sought to flip the pessimistic narrative for the class of 2020. Rockwood, a fourth-year economics student, and Grusd, a fourth-year communication student, said they wanted to find a way to spread positivity and give back to communities affected by COVID-19, especially after seeing an overwhelming number of negative posts on social media in response to a virtual spring quarter and graduation ceremony. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year students Payton Rockwood and Jordyn Grusd founded a small business, Class of COVID-19, to sells stickers and T-shirts in light of canceled graduations to spread positivity and give back to communities affected by COVID-19. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)
