Harry Potter week on the hill kicked off on Monday with a festival. Zoe Robbins is a second-year Anthropology student on the On Campus Housing Council committee in charge of planning Harry Potter week.
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The gap between Thanksgiving dinner and Black Friday narrows more and more every year. As physical retailers struggle to compete with online giants like Amazon, the so-called “Black Friday Creep” is a means of remaining competitive and milking Black Friday mania as much as possible. More »
Finals week has finally arrived, and students find themselves more stressed out than ever before. Groups both associated with and independent of UCLA offer students support, though at the end of the day stress relief stems from the individual. Second year biochemistry major Brian Pham, Psychology professor Steven Lee, and Executive Director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center David Baron discuss their opinions and advice regarding finals week and stress.
"Finals week proves to be a stressful experience for UCLA students"
Finals week has finally arrived, and students find themselves more stressed out than ever before. Groups both associated with and independent of UCLA offer students support, though at the end of the day stress relief stems from the individual. Second year biochemistry major Brian Pham, Psychology professor Steven Lee, and Executive Director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center David Baron discuss their opinions and advice regarding finals week and stress.
More »With the Mayan calendar's doomsday prediction drawing near, students and professors wonder if Dec. 21, 2012 could be the day they draw their last breath. UCLA world arts and culture professor David Shorter shares the significance behind the ancient prophecy, while UCLA students describe what they would do if the end of the world was just two weeks away.
"Students share their plans for the end of the world"
With the Mayan calendar's doomsday prediction drawing near, students and professors wonder if Dec. 21, 2012 could be the day they draw their last breath. UCLA world arts and culture professor David Shorter shares the significance behind the ancient prophecy, while UCLA students describe what they would do if the end of the world was just two weeks away.
More »"We the Folk” is a folk band comprised of members David Villafana, second-year music composition student Gabe Wheaton, and fourth-year American literature and culture student Melinda West. On Long Story Short this week, they discuss their fusion of cultural flares with creative impulses and play renditions of “The Hanukkah Song" and “Christmas Time is Here”.
""We the Folk" plays holiday tunes, discusses musical goals"
"We the Folk” is a folk band comprised of members David Villafana, second-year music composition student Gabe Wheaton, and fourth-year American literature and culture student Melinda West. On Long Story Short this week, they discuss their fusion of cultural flares with creative impulses and play renditions of “The Hanukkah Song" and “Christmas Time is Here”.
More »During the month of November, writers nationwide set a goal of penning a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. A group of participating UCLA students host weekly “write-ins” at the Young Research Library, a time for encouragement, support, and writing. Last Thursday, Christyana sat in once more with second-year economics student Mary Haithcoat, third-year economics student Richard Sambasivam, fourth-year bioengineering student Aubrey Young, second-year English student Dmitry Neronov, and Dartmouth alumna, Kelly Pasich. With only 26 hours left to complete their next potential bestsellers, NaNoWriMo participants race to the finish line.
"UCLA writers scramble to reach 50,000 words as National Novel Writing Month comes to a close"
During the month of November, writers nationwide set a goal of penning a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. A group of participating UCLA students host weekly “write-ins” at the Young Research Library, a time for encouragement, support, and writing. Last Thursday, Christyana sat in once more with second-year economics student Mary Haithcoat, third-year economics student Richard Sambasivam, fourth-year bioengineering student Aubrey Young, second-year English student Dmitry Neronov, and Dartmouth alumna, Kelly Pasich. With only 26 hours left to complete their next potential bestsellers, NaNoWriMo participants race to the finish line.
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