Ana Fernandez and her “chili queens” dish out Tex-Mex food from her San Antonio food truck, Chamoy City Limits. The truck has also become a source of inspiration for Fernandez’s paintings. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Ana Fernandez paints everyday scenes from around San Antonio. In “Collier Pool,” she captures a Latino family going for a swim in a public pool. (Courtesy of Ana Fernandez)

Third-year psychobiology student Devika Chandramohan said many people tend to associate South Asian culture with Bollywood movies and Indian food. However, the region also has a rich history of classical arts that she and other members of UCLA Taara hope to share at “Utsav,” a showcase of classical South Asian music and dance, the showcase’s director said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Taara, a South Asian classical dance team, will perform a dance on the topic of domestic abuse at “Utsav,” an event showcasing South Asian music and dance. (Courtesy of Prasad Golkonda)

Shayna Warner wrote the characters in “The Taming of the Shrew” as women, but she kept the play’s original gender pronouns in the last scene the same. Read more...

Photo: First-year theater student Beatrice Brown and third-year theater student Kaiulani Kennealy (left to right) play Petruchio and Katherine in Shayna Warner’s take on “The Taming of the Shrew.” The play is meant to highlight modern gender ideals within lesbian relationships in the late 20th century, Warner said. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)