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• Hoods: Culver City

  By Machiko Yasuda

• Urban sprawl

  By Devon McReynolds

  On a spring day in 1982, Ivan Simon walked the length of Sunset Boulevard.

• Surviving family dinners

  By Lauren Schick

  Going home for the holidays is a time for reconnecting with high school friends, and sometimes breaking it off with that high school sweetheart – a time for showing off your mounds of school paraphernalia, and rationalizing the money you spent on it (of course the dog needs a UCLA leash!).

• The Rose Bowl: tailgate to touchdown

  By Farzad Mashhood

  Ahh, the Rose Bowl – that shimmering diamond in the rough. (Literally. The Rose Bowl is right next to a golf course.)

• Recipes for a cold day

  By Laura Belyavski

  Fall is well underway, and students have caught up with old friends, met new love interests and realized that maybe they should have dropped one of their classes before the quarter even began.

• Masters of Spin

  By Katie Meschke

  If you’re willing to throw down a funky beat along with a couple thousand dollars, then perhaps a set of turntables should be the next charge on the credit card.

• Looking to be seen

  By Aly Holmes

• How to become internet famous

  By Paige Parker

  Movie and television stars are so last decade.

• How to not gain weight during the holidays

  By Paige Reinsel

  There are many reasons why we love holidays: spending time with family, religious significance, the crisp weather. ... Oh, OK, let’s be honest. For some of us it’s all about the food.

• Holiday shopping guide

  By Saba Mohtasham

  No matter what winter holiday you celebrate, chances are you have to buy presents for friends and family.

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