This post was updated Nov. 15 at 6:09 p.m. Eat, raid and plunder. These central tenets of Viking life are recreated faithfully and grandiosely in “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” in which players live out the violent and exploratory lives of Scandinavian warriors in full detail. Read more...
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Geography professor Juan Herrera embodies the notion that representation matters in academia. Herrera, a first-generation scholar and UCLA alumnus, said he never predicted he would someday be in the shoes of his past professors. Read more...
Photo: Geography professor Juan Herrera said he uses his background as a first-generation scholar and immigrant as a source of pride. He applies his real-life experiences in the classroom to make his lectures more relatable to students. (Courtesy of Juan Herrera)
For Jude McCarthy, gaining more than 31,000 followers on his baking account is just the icing on the cake. The first-year sociology student said he first began documenting his baking career for his close friends and family in 2015 on the Instagram account @judebakescakes. Read more...
Photo: First-year sociology student Jude McCarthy started his baking Instagram account @judebakescakes in 2015. Since then, he has posted more than 240 desserts and gained more than 31,000 followers. (Courtesy of Jude McCarthy)
Zoom calls just got a whole lot spookier. The UCLA Office of the Transfer Student Representative held a virtual Halloween costume party open to all students Friday. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Office of the Transfer Student Representative hosted a virtual costume contest this past Friday. Judging was based on Zoom polling and the top three participants took home a prize. (Ashley Kenney/Assistant Photo editor)
Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. In a country known for its freedom, columnist Zinnia Finn will explore the extent to which American culture is tethered to food and the depths to which we each experience this relationship in everyday life. Read more...
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Michelle Tran’s plants overgrew the boundaries of her camera roll and established roots on social media. The fourth-year human biology and society student created an Instagram account, @plantedbymich, in May to document her plant collection. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year human biology and society student Michelle Tran, said her Instagram account @plantedbymich grew from boredom in quarantine, but the account has now amassed more than 1,800 followers. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
Food has become more than just fuel – alongside nourishing our bodies, it taps into our emotions and can infiltrate our minds. In a country known for its freedom, columnist Zinnia Finn will explore the extent to which American culture is tethered to food and the depths to which we each experience this relationship in everyday life. Read more...
Photo: (Nghi Nguyen/Daily Bruin)
