Combining the fierceness of rugby with the beauty of prom, the women’s rugby team dresses up to duke it out and draw attention to their team. “You can take lots of great pictures and you beat up some prom dresses… It’s fun, it’s a bonding thing,” says player Grace Bixby.
Sounds from India intertwine with the buzz of Bruin Walk as Ryan Vig plays an unusual instrument, the sitar, to promote this Saturday’s World Music and Movement Festival, in which students and faculty will perform music and dances from various cultures. More »
“There was no hate or anything. … Beatboxing just brought us together,” said third-year cognitive science student and national champion beatboxer Moonsoo Jo about an international beatboxing competition in Switzerland. More »
“We develop them to be the best leaders of America’s sons and daughters,” said Lieutenant Colonel Mike McDermott about UCLA’s ROTC program. Watch highlights of the UCLA Veterans Day Ceremony that occurred on November 8, 2013 in Wilson Plaza to honor those who have served the country and those who are beginning their journey as part of the ROTC program. More »
“It’s not just about a bunch of dudes in white lab coats,” says Vincent Reyes, a UCLA graduate student and the content manager of the “Science & Food” blog. More »
“We had one Lunchtime Disco where people created a conga line that was going in and out of the doors onto Wilshire Boulevard and people were doing – dancing up and down the sidewalk and up and down the stairs,” says Allison Agsten, The Hammer Museum’s Curator of Public Engagement. More »
Amid the rising popularity of vaporizers and electronic cigarettes, UCLA students and Westwood businesses discuss the basics of becoming a ‘vape’ user and the reasons more young adults prefer ‘e-cigs’ as opposed to regular cigarettes. More »