Whiffs of roasted cauliflower, fresh basil and pumpkin spice fill the dimly lit room as a warm buzz of conversation flows around the cozy yet modern nook on Westwood Boulevard. Read more...
Photo: Co-founders and UC Berkeley graduates Woogene Lee and Jeff Faust opened their restaurant, fundamental LA, in 2011. The restaurant offers wholesome foods featuring fresh herbs and vegetables, which are often hand picked from local farmers markets.
The lights dim and a short introductory film flickers to life in UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium. In the film, a princess and a prince, adorned in Indian clothes and jewelry, stand in front of Royce Hall and proclaim their undying love for each other, only to be separated by an evil king. Read more...
Photo: UCLA a cappella team Naya Zamaana placed first last weekend at Anahut, the largest South Asian live a cappella festival on the West Coast. Courtesy of Mohan C. Mohan
The 2010s decade has the fortunate distinction of sitting comfortably within the anniversary period of one of the most celebrated eras in American history. Fifty years ago, John F. Read more...
Finals week is fast approaching and most likely, the last thing you want to worry about is what to eat. So this week, columnists Shreya Aiyar and Regina Napolitano offer some tips for fast, tasty and sometimes even healthy vegan and vegetarian snacks to tide you over while you cram for your tests, write your papers and feverishly finish your group projects. Read more...
Photo: This week, the Veg Heads explore both healthy and more indulgent snacks to prepare for Finals Week, including unbuttered, unsalted popcorn, peanut butter and apple slices, as well as microwaveable mug cakes.
Eighteen miles from the Hill, in a dimly lit bar for an audience dotted with A-list celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst, student band We the Folk delivered one of its largest performances at Villains Tavern, located in downtown Los Angeles, this summer. Read more...
Photo: Known for its animated live performances, UCLA world folk band We the Folk has recently grown with the addition of two new members and larger off-campus shows in downtown Los Angeles. The band will release its new single this December.
A year and a half ago, Nathan Mosher, currently a first-year bioengineering student, was interning in a high school surgical program and working toward the goal of one day becoming a professional surgeon. Read more...
Photo: First-year bioengineering student Nathan Mosher performed his stand-up comedy last week for On-Campus Housing Council’s Bruin Laughs!
Los Angeles-based “California rock band, the Wes Coast, was born in 2011 when then-first-year ethnomusicology student Wes Miller met then-fourth-year history student and guitarist David Han. Read more...
Photo: The Wes Coast, led by fourth-year ethnomusicology student Wes Miller (second from right), will be performing Friday at the House of Blues Los Angeles.
