Sunday, April 5

Let’s Animate: Bruin Animated revises goals for 3-D film to focus on modeling scenes

Daily Bruin A&E is following the Bruin Animated Filmmakers, a new club on campus, as they create a short animated film. In this week’s installment: the club’s revised targets and modeling the main character, Zombie Mike, and his environment. Read more...

Photo: The members of Bruin Animated Filmmakers, including third-year Design | Media Arts student Tabatha Yelós, are currently modeling the scenes of their one-minute short movie using the Autodesk Maya, a 3-D graphics software. (Mischa Rajendiran/Daily Bruin)



Graduate art student explores intersections of human, technology

Nikita Gale and her then-girlfriend’s voices rose in pitch and anticipation as they sat parked in front of a gas station in late spring 2015 weighing the pros and cons of abandoning weekend plans in Joshua Tree and driving to Vegas to get married. Read more...

Photo: New genres graduate student Nikita Gale created her masters’ thesis based off her experiences with cars, technology and human interaction. Gale, along with two other graduate students, will exhibit her work Thursday at the New Wight Gallery. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)


Alumna sees entrepreneurial success despite setbacks

Katie Everds raised $30,000 to get her product out into the world, but then she lost it. “I was so stressed out because I promised all these people that bought my product that I would deliver,” Everds said. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Katie Everds invented the Tillow, a beach towel containing a removable pillow, storage space and a touchscreen-sensitive pocket. She will be featured on the TV show “Quit Your Day Job,” a show geared towards helping aspiring entrepreneurs. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)


First-year draws her own path through the field of graphic design

The morning sun rays peeked through Natalie Sypkens’ Rieber Hall window. Sypkens laid out paint brushes, fine point pens and a sketchbook. She tied up her hair, popped in headphones and got to work. Read more...

Photo: First-year student Natalie Sypkens works as a freelance graphic designer for the clothing company Free People. (Stephanie Choy/Daily Bruin)



Country music gets little love from UCLA student body

Trace Jansen feels alone in his love for country music at UCLA. For Jansen and other fans, the country music scene at UCLA is characterized more by hostility from other students rather than the welcoming culture he experienced back home in Oregon. Read more...

Photo: (Vivian Tong/Daily Bruin)