Librarians usually shun patrons for making noise, but Thursday the sounds of mariachi and baroque classical music will reverberate throughout the Music Library. “Song of Ourselves” will be an all-day event featuring several concerts and breakout discussions to promote diversity in the music industry. The event will also feature an evening gala with a showcase […]
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HOOLIGAN makes a splash with ‘The Little Mermaid’ rendition
HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s production of “The Little Mermaid” will take place both under the sea and under the stars. Recreating the Broadway rendition of the famous children’s tale, HOOLIGAN will perform the show – along with its classic Alan Menken score – Thursday to Saturday at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center Amphitheater. The cast, led […]
The Quad: LA Women’s March attempts to incorporate race, intersectionality
Ashley Michel proudly held up her sign to assert, “Sin Mujeres no hay revoluciόn,” or “Without women there is no revolution.” The poster the first-year global studies student carried in the second annual Los Angeles Women’s March was personal. She wanted to show she was proud to be not just a woman, but a Mexican-American […]
Review: Holiday light show transforms Descanso Gardens this season
The mystical garden exhibits and entrancing laser shows of “Enchanted: Forest of Light” carve out a new holiday-experience niche for itself. Without relying on kitschy plastic Santas or red-and-green lights, the event transforms a humble botanical garden into a spectacular holiday-oriented light show experience, open from Nov. 19 to Jan. 7 at Descanso Gardens. The […]
Cubing Club at UCLA puzzles over Rubik’s Cubes, builds cuber community
Allison Yoon picked up her Rubik’s Cube whenever her hands were free during her winter break of her second year. But by the end of her break, Yoon, a third-year psychobiology student and co-founder of the Cubing Club at UCLA, said she had become obsessed with setting new personal records on her 3-by-3 Rubik’s Cube […]
Alumnus’ website works to help new, aspiring stars take center stage
Brad Hall took his first job in the entertainment industry as a production assistant at Warner Bros. to make ends meet during college. As Hall went on to search for new positions in entertainment, he began to collect resources and make professional connections within the industry. He used this network to launch EntertainmentCareers.Net, an online […]
Student transforms peers through bright, unique makeup looks
Jadyn Duong uses her apartment desk for more than just studying. More often than not, rows of makeup brushes are spread out over its surface and several desk lights face upward for optimal makeup lighting, creating her own makeshift makeup station. Duong, a third-year biology student, first began experimenting with makeup during her sophomore year […]