Saturday, October 10

The skater’s edge: Evan Bender

“Once you’re on the ice … it’s the buildup that gets to you,” said Evan Bender, who is currently competing at the national level for figure skating. A normal day in this third-year psychobiology student’s life consists of 8 a.m. classes, followed by four to five hours of ice practice, then afternoon classes, work and homework. Watch him recount his journey from his humble beginnings as a 9-year-old novice skater to his current year at UCLA and all the axles in between.


The art of beat boxing

Design | Media Arts student Julia Ramos is a self-taught beat boxer’s whose audio-didactic talent have propelled her to join many competitions as well as the a capella group Random Voices. More »

Graduates’ views of UCLA

Daily Bruin graduates remember moments on campus that encompass or exemplify their UCLA experience. Each graduate shares their view by telling a story in the location that it occurred. More »

Rubik’s Cube Enthusiast: Amber Won

First-year electrical engineering student, Amber Won, was first introduced to a Rubik’s Cube in seventh grade. She was then motivated to solve the puzzle faster with every try, eventually reaching a 7-second personal time record as a high school sophomore. More »

Reel Life: Happy Ali

Third-year psychology student Happy Ali has lived a rough life, from dropping out of school at an early age to losing a child, yet he still manages to keep an optimistic perspective. More »


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