Melted candles, painted sugar skulls, bright marigolds, delicious pastries and photos line a brightly colored tablecloth. A traditional Dia de los Muertos altar tells a story and captures the memories of those who have passed. Read more...
Photo: (QingQing Su/Daily Bruin)
Strawberries, blueberries and acai are all fruits typically associated with a good smoothie. But there’s one fruit that both smoothie makers and consumers alike often overlook. Read more...
Photo: Smoothie Bowl Club president Anne Wasserman makes smoothie bowls with bananas and strawberries at their club meetings on Sunday mornings. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
Chris Dinh’s favorite film growing up was “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” His favorite character was Short Round, a young Asian boy who helps the famed archaeologist on his adventure. Read more...
Photo: Five UCLA alumni returned to UCLA’s Northwest Campus Auditorium on Friday for the panel “Asian-Americans in Hollywood & Entertainment.” (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
October marks the start of the spooky season – costume shops begin to pop up, haunted houses open their doors and festive decorations cover lawns across the country. Read more...
Photo: Sean Fontaine, a first-year undeclared humanities student, used to participate in Halloween festivities in Hong Kong because of the international nature of the city, which celebrates Halloween every year. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Stress and fear permeate UCLA’s campus every October as students prepare to take their first midterms of the year. Ironically, one form of escape among students Tuesday night was “Haunted Hill: Apocalypse,” a one-night haunted house put on by the On-Campus Housing Council in the Covel Grand Horizon Room. Read more...
Photo: Zombies, ghouls, cannibals and mad scientists roamed Covel Commons Tuesday night as part of “Haunted Hill: Apocalypse.” (Emily Perkins Rock/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No new Halloween movies premiered on Disney Channel this October – and that’s just fine. Cheesy Halloween flicks have been a staple for Disney Channel since the first Disney Channel Original Movie “Under Wraps” premiered in 1997. Read more...
Photo: The Disney Channel Original Movie series “Halloweentown” has remained a staple for Disney Channel’s October programming since the first film premiered in 1998. (Creative Commons by crashdummy.net via Vimeo)
Josh Shtein transforms into a butcher knife-wielding cannibal when he creeps on set for his job at Universal Studios Hollywood. The third-year sociology student works as a “scare actor” for Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, an event featuring special Halloween-themed mazes, shows and scare zones based on television and movie franchises such as American Horror Story and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Read more...
Photo: Third-year sociology student and Hooligan Theater Company member Josh Shtein landed a job as a “scare actor” at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights after a month-long audition process. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
