UCLA alumna Misa Hamamoto is proof that a change in vocation and a little risk can lead to a flourishing, new career. Read more...

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Pictured are examples of Hamamoto’s jewelery, which is influenced by her island upbringing on Hawaii and in Micronesia. Hamamoto hand-sculpts all of her designs using a multi-step process called lost-wax casting. (courtesy of Misa Hanamoto)

In 2007, fourth-year ethnomusicology student Jaswinder Singh was working as a waiter at a 24-hour hotel on the Sunset Strip, feeling unfulfilled with the direction of his life. Read more...

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Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Jaswinder Singh decided to become both a meditation and yoga instructor after the two practices powerfully impacted his life. Meditation helped him return to music school.

For UCLA alumna and designer Sarah Ahn, showing her collection during fashion week this season was the culmination of years of hard work, especially after spending years working toward a career in the sciences. Read more...

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Sarah Ahn graduated from UCLA with a Ph.D in neuroscience but made a drastic career change and developed the fashion label “NAMI.”

Courtesy of Circe Baumgartner

The flip-flop is a simple sandal made of foam or rubber, and is thought of as the staple footwear of the summer. Read more...

Whoever thought of making a panini was brilliant, to say the least. A hot sandwich with meat, grilled vegetables and some sort of fattening sauce all pressed together so that the cheese inside gets gooey is worth breaking a summer bikini diet for. Read more...

Two days before their runway show, student models strut down the balcony on the second level of Ackerman in high heels to Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." The models walk the way they have been taught, with hips swaying, legs crossing one in front of the other and intent expressions. Read more...

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FAST model, third-year art student and former Daily Bruin photographer Taylor Martin wears a dress designed and made by Davis.