Tuesday, July 1

UCLA’s fifth Game Art Festival exhibits gaming as art form

The operatic Latin lyrics from the “Super Smash Bros.” sound track concluded festivities at the Hammer Museum on Tuesday night. The museum hosted the fifth UCLA Game Art Festival in its first- and second-floor courtyards where the sounds of attendees playing games rang out for three hours. Read more...

Photo: Attendees of the fifth UCLA Game Art Festival played video games, board games and other interactive installations. The festival featured more than 50 exhibits created by select artists from UCLA and around the world. (Nick Kardan/Daily Bruin)


Biochemistry student uses Tumblr to share advice, UCLA experiences

Social media is usually a distraction, but Ellee Vikram has turned it into a study tool for students. The second-year biochemistry student addresses school-related questions through a study Tumblr, or “studyblr,” which she created her senior year of high school. Read more...

Photo: Second-year biochemistry student Ellee Vikram tries to spend one hour a day on her study Tumblr, or “studyblr,” where she answers school-related questions from her followers and posts photos of her notes, including a color-coded periodic table. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Alum uses romantic comedy series to show humor in everyday interactions

Comedian Ben Goldsmith uses his real-life past relationship as inspiration for his current web show, “Lovers United.” After launching his production company, Dumb Owl Productions, in March 2014, the UCLA alumnus said he invested much of his energy in “Lovers United,” which explores the dynamic between Goldsmith and Leah Kilpatrick, his former partner. Read more...

Photo: Comedian and UCLA alumnus Ben Goldsmith uses a real-life past relationship as inspiration for his current web show “Lovers United.” Goldsmith began work on the series in December 2013. He is currently in the process of translating the YouTube series into a sitcom with a similar premise. (Nick Kardan/Daily Bruin)


UCLA student launches hand-drawn sticker pack on App Store

Maddy Pease spent her summer poolside with a Crayola marker in hand. While the third-year design media arts student worked at a swim and tennis club, she used markers and paper lying around the facility to design letters, stars and hearts. Read more...

Photo: Third-year design media arts student Maddy Pease designed her first sticker pack this summer using Crayola markers and Adobe Photoshop. The iOS sticker pack is inspired by inside jokes and pet names between her and her friends, with bright colors and hand drawn animations. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA art student created quirky T-shirt line, hopes to grow business

Hannah Kim invented a holiday to advertise her hand-printed chicken shirts. Through her National Chicken Shirt Days, which occur sporadically throughout the year with the support of her friends, Kim grew her own T-shirt line under the name of CHINGOOZ, a word which translates to “friends” in Korean. Read more...

Photo: Hannah Kim, a second-year art student, created her own clothing line called CHINGOOZ. The line’s first design featured a red chicken, which Kim advertised through made up holiday events on Facebook. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)


Student speaks her mind, finds home in open-mic poetry

When she was still in elementary school, Tamia Romo wrote her first poem: an ode to her mother. “My mom actually writes poetry, so I was introduced through her, and it’s always been something I’ve done to analyze the world around me,” said the second-year political science student. Read more...

Photo: Tamia Romo, a second-year political science student, said her poetry is inspired by her mother and universal topics such as racism and sexism. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)


Restaurant Review: Eataly

Eataly L.A. has been called a “Disneyland for Italian-food lovers,” and while the new multistory eatery lacks roller coasters and rides, the description is oddly apt. Read more...

Photo: (Olivia Mazzucato/Daily Bruin)



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