Asmita Paranjape splits jokes between Westwood and Hollywood – editing an on-campus satirical magazine and performing sketches at a Los Angeles comedy club. For the fourth-year computer science and linguistics student and other aspiring comedians at UCLA, joining a mix of comedic organizations both on and off campus provides space to gain the experience necessary […]
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2017 Oscars predictions
Best actress in a leading role: Emma Stone Tied for the most nominated film of all time, “La La Land” has to win at least one of the acting categories and, considering her nonmediocre voice, Emma Stone is the musical’s best shot. While the down-on-her-luck yet likable Hollywood hopeful is a well-worn character trope, Stone’s […]
Oscars 2017 Q&A: UCLA alum reflects on stuntwoman role in ‘La La Land’
The entry of Melnitz Hall, lined with Hollywood movie posters, foreshadow the potential of students at UCLA. After studying in the entertainment capital of the United States, some Bruin filmmakers go on to contribute to award-winning films. In the week leading up to the 2017 Academy Awards, Daily Bruin A&E will spotlight UCLA alumni behind […]
Breaking down Trump’s foreign policy positions and endeavors
The president serves as the public face of the country in foreign affairs. He leads negotiations on treaties and trade deals, deciding when to deploy the military and taking sides in international conflicts. The Daily Bruin examined some of President-elect Donald Trump’s moves that have challenged diplomatic protocol and caused uncertainty in the international sphere. […]
Lecturer shares experience as civil rights activist with students
Paul Von Blum remembers watching news coverage of Rosa Parks refusing to give her bus seat to a white Southerner. He said watching the heroic acts of Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery bus boycotters as a San Diego teenager motivated him to travel to the South and fight for civil rights. Von […]
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington credits musical success to UCLA roots
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington has played alongside rappers like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, but his early education lies in jazz. As a second-year student at UCLA, Washington played saxophone on Snoop Dogg’s tour. After the 2004 ethnomusicology alumnus released his debut album “The Epic” in 2015, he went on to help arrange the string instruments […]
Student delivers frightful performance at Hollywood Horror Nights
Josh Shtein transforms into a butcher knife-wielding cannibal when he creeps on set for his job at Universal Studios Hollywood. The third-year sociology student works as a “scare actor” for Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, an event featuring special Halloween-themed mazes, shows and scare zones based on television and movie franchises such as American Horror Story […]