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UCLA Student Launches ‘HapiThreads’ Sock Business to Spread Positivity

Tina Li, a freshman UCLA student, launched a sock business called 'HapiThreads,' named after her goal of wanting to spread happiness to others.…

May 26, 2018

Meet Libby Burke, the UCLA Student Turning Doodles into T-Shirts

Kayla Platoff, Maryville University

Burke’s pun-loving, eccentric stencils took off by word of mouth after she began designing shirts for herself. Soon, Ides was born. …

May 1, 2018

UCLA Artist Saloni Kothari Explores Weirdness, Stress and Mental Illness

Study Breaks Writer

The UCLA student is empowering others through her works of art and is aiming to destigmatize mental illness.…

April 27, 2018

Art Captured Through the Lens of UCLA’s Ashley Seryn

Jonathan Christian, Northwest Vista College

In an artform full of imitators, the UCLA student’s distinctive style of photography sets her far apart from her contemporaries.…

April 20, 2018

UCLA Student Vikash Singh and His Research in Developing Countries

Sarah Hoenig, Texas A&M University

UCLA student Vikash Singh transformed his health experience into a project that will bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and medical research. …

March 3, 2018

One Man’s Trash Is This UCLA Student’s Clothing Line

Bethany Knickerbocker, Emerson College

Miranda Kim, the co-founder of SoulFace Apparel, is putting clothes on people's backs by taking trash off their beaches.…

November 22, 2017

UCLA Saxophonist Austin Gatus Is Dedicated to Helping Cancer Patients

Elizabeth Ivanecky, McMaster University

Gatus, who himself survived leukemia, donates his profits and plays in hospitals throughout Southern California.…

October 16, 2017

The PC Problem with UCLA’s ‘Ableist’ Sign Debate

Anne Buzzell, Hillsdale College

In attacking their school’s exercise initiative, the editors of UCLA’s student newspaper unintentionally demonstrate the problems of oversensitivity.…

August 16, 2017

UCLA’s Aaron Yih Is Revamping the College-Visit Experience

Tatianna Salisbury, Northern Illinois University

Yih’s first business venture gives prospective students a fresh perspective of campuses across the country.…

August 8, 2017

Where Bollywood and Hollywood Collide

Jack Brandon, University of Michigan

USC student, filmmaker and New Dehli native Aman Adlakha reflects on screening his short film, 'The Spaceman,' at Cannes and the crossroads of Indian cinema.…

August 1, 2017

With Jeans and Shower Songs, Sara Zaghi Gives Back

Bria Jones, Georgia Southern University

The UCLA student behind the famous Do Something campaigns Teens for Jeans and Shower Songs was recently recognized by ABC and 'HerCampus' for her service.…

July 26, 2017