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December 8, 11:41 pm

Vintage clothing convention coming to LA promises nostalgia

The Los Angeles fashion scene is about to take a trip back in time. On Sunday, the vintage clothing event ThriftCon will bring over a hundred vendors to the city to sell used items from decades ago. Read more...

Photo: Mario Conte, co-founder of ThriftCon, said the event will bring over a hundred vendors to sell their used items in a glorified flea market. Alden Kramer, a second-year economics student and owner of the fashion line CAMPBELL&KRAMER, said she found thrifting to be a popular pastime among UCLA students. (Courtesy of Blake Jackson)

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December 4, 9:53 pm

First-year student gains YouTube following after posting college-related content

Gina Min said she wants to remember life’s beautiful moments – in the process, she’s gained 12,700 subscribers. The first-year biochemistry student started her YouTube channel three years ago as a way to record her life. Read more...

Photo: First-year biochemistry student Gina Min received a Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II as a Christmas gift one year, which inspired her to document her daily life in YouTube videos. Her channel rose in popularity after she released a video documenting her college decisions, and Min said viewers generally tend to enjoy college-centric videos. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)

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December 1, 10:40 pm

Student sells thrifted streetwear through Instagram store

Felipe Valdovinos III began thrifting well before Macklemore. The second-year mathematics/economics student first discovered thrifting as a middle schooler by exploring the shops in his hometown of Ontario, California. Read more...

Photo: Second-year mathematics and economics student Felipe Valdovinos III co-runs his Instagram-based clothing shop Vintage Inspired with his cousin. Valdovinos posts photos of items he thrifts – ranging from popular brands like Nike Inc. to “hypebeast” brands like Supreme – and customers can direct message him to purchase the clothes. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)

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November 25, 12:39 am

Student beauty store HoneyBun Cosmetics offers inclusive, cruelty-free cosmetics

Le’Airra Bullingor said she wants the word “HoneyBun” inscribed on her grave. Bullingor, who started online beauty store HoneyBun Cosmetics, which began providing mink lashes, lip glosses and glittery pins in July, said she wants to continue spearheading her company well after graduating college. Read more...

Photo: Second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Le’Airra Bullingor runs online beauty store “HoneyBun Cosmetics,” which provides mink lashes, lip glosses and glittery pins. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)

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November 20, 10:35 pm

Professors at book panel to relate postcolonial allegories and climate change

This post was updated Nov. 22 at 6:08 p.m. The rising sea levels have affected thousands of people, yet little is heard from them. But postcolonial populations – particularly those in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands – are being most directly affected by climate change. Read more...

Photo: English professor Elizabeth DeLoughrey will discuss her book “Allegories of the Anthropocene” in Kaplan Hall on Nov. 21. The book highlights allegories as a tool to comprehend the enormity of the climate change crisis by decreasing the scale in consideration. The book aims to unravel post-colonial issues through the lens of art. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)

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November 20, 2:33 pm

Author Ben Lerner discusses role of fractured narratives in ‘The Topeka School’

Ben Lerner’s latest novel is the only one he wrote with intention to be a novel. The poet’s first two novels, “Leaving the Atocha Station” and “10:04,” were tied more closely to his poetic work, which coalesced together into a novelistic structure as he wrote them. Read more...

Photo: Poet and author Ben Lerner joins English professor Mona Simpson to discuss his newest book “The Topeka School,” which marks the third book in a trilogy. He spoke about his transition from poetry to prose and how he wrote his characters’ voices. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)


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