Students at Wesleyan University, the prototypical liberal arts college tucked away in a quaint small town, are raging against their student newspaper, sending angry letters and calling for mass boycotts. In the op-ed published in The Wesleyan Argus, Bryan Stascavage bashed the Black Lives Matter movement for creating an environment where violence against police is […]
Author Archives: Kevin Truong
Lil B shares ‘Based’ philosophy, non sequiturs in lecture
The congregation was standing up before he even stepped up to the podium, a hail of iPhone camera flashes and cries of “Based God” showering the stage in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Brandon McCartney, better known by his professional nickname Lil B, defies most efforts for categorization. His Twitter bio alternately lists film score composer, rapper, […]
UCLA fashion show provides runway experience for student designers
Ackerman Grand Ballroom will be transformed into a glitzy, glamorous showcase of the latest student-designed styles when it hosts the annual Fashion and Student Trends fashion show Friday. FAST at UCLA will put on the student-produced show to give students a real runway experience, said Silvia Wong, a member of the FAST executive board. Wong, […]
Rachel Rosenthal dies, remembered for legacy as performance artist
Rachel Rosenthal, a renowned Los Angeles-based performance and theater artist who had a lasting legacy as an educator, including at UCLA, died of congestive heart failure on Sunday evening at her home in West Los Angeles. She was 88. From her cross-country move to Los Angeles in the mid-1950s, Rosenthal had become a mainstay and […]
Student wins first in Directing Change contest with film ‘You, Me, Us’
Devyani Rana, a third-year economics student, said she covered up her homesickness when she first came to college with a smile to say that everything was fine. It was only after one of her friends asked her if she was really okay that she was able to open up. These experiences inspired the script for […]
Q&A: Writers discuss new Comedy Central television series, rise in industry
“Big Time in Hollywood, FL” is a new Comedy Central television show detailing the struggles of two delusional 20-something filmmaker brothers as they try to get famous posting online videos against the humid backdrop of south Florida. Real celebrities get involved as the brothers participate in increasingly surreal and dangerous situations that often leave them […]
Rappers, students burst with energy at annual Hip Hop Explosion event
The 2015 edition of Hip Hop Explosion, part of the Cultural Affairs Commission’s Hip Hop Congress, was officially called into session Thursday night. Instead of stiff suits and flag lapel pins, this crowd consisted of a sea of colorful patterned shirts and snapbacks bobbing to the bumping beats. The explosion started out with a blast. […]