Monday, April 6

Second Take: New apps are using old ideas, need more creativity to be successful

Three new apps are making waves in the social networking community. Peach, Happn and The Outbound bear resemblances to Facebook, Tinder and Yelp, respectively. However, only one of them has the potential to replace the original with a new and intriguing concept. Read more...

Photo: Happn (top left), Peach (bottom left) and The Outbound (right) are new social networking apps that have features similar to existing popular apps. (Happn, TechNewsToday.com, The Outbound)


Student fashions makeup, lifestyle YouTube videos

Cloe Feldman is a YouTube celebrity, and she’s very busy because of it. Her YouTube channel, CloeCouture, has over 1.67 million subscribers and she will soon be the face of a clothing company with several other YouTubers. Read more...

Photo: First-year business economics student Cloe Feldman, known professionally as Cloe Breena, has over 1.67 million subscribers on her YouTube lifestyle channel, CloeCouture. (Courtesy of Dylan Robbins)


Party flavors: Pizza puff pastry twists

The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Read more...

Photo: Pizza puff pastry twists comprise of ingredients like cheese, puff pastry, pizza sauce and egg wash. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


The Life of a VCN Performer

A VCN performer and fourth-year psychology student, Lyna Truong illustrates how her experiences of her and her parent’s past developed her sense of identity as a Vietnamese-American. Read more...

Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Album Review: ‘Emotional Mugger’

VHS tapes haven’t been relevant in years, so when Ty Segall sent his newest record to music journalists on VHS, it shed light on his thought process while recording the album. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Drag City)


Student filmmakers find ways around roadblocks in location, budget

Tanner Powell arranged to shoot at Piazza D’Angelo, an Italian restaurant near San Francisco, certain of having a smooth shooting day. However, the sound of sprinklers and leaf blowers disrupted the filming of “Working Class Heroes” because the owner had forgotten to warn the employee in charge of opening for business that morning. Read more...

Photo: First-year English student and filmmaker Sam Han (back) shot a dance video for second-year world arts and cultures student Amanda Adams (front). Adams performed a contemporary dance routine in the middle of the crosswalk between Broxton Avenue and Weyburn Avenue at three different times of day. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Reel Life: Chiefe Mo

First-year chemistry student Chiefe Mo describes his double life as a passionate pianist and why he chose a career in medicine over music. Read more...

Photo: (Sandra Carbonell-Kiamtia/Daily Bruin)