On-campus bake-off heats up as students compete, taste innovative treats

Zach Martinucci named each batch of his sourdough bread after the characters in the TV show “Westworld” – Abernathy, Bernard and Maeve. Maeve – a rosemary sourdough loaf with roasted pumpkin seeds, polenta and olive oil – was one of the two breads the fourth-year anthropology student featured at “Spoon UCLA: The Great College Bake […]

On the Rise: Peridot

In “On the Rise,” the Daily Bruin profiles up-and-coming musicians in Los Angeles. Though our subjects do not necessarily have direct connections with UCLA, they are artists who have brought their sounds to Los Angeles and have taken advantage of opportunities within the city’s thriving music scene. Hillary Reynolds entered a crowded bar in search […]

HOOLIGAN production ‘Footloose’ kicks off with a medley of dance styles

Sam Brogadir took the stage as Ren McCormack in the hip-hop styled opening number of “Footloose.” He switched to smooth and groovy jazz in “I Can’t Stand Still,” line dancing in “Still Rockin’,” and a medley of each dance form in the finale. HOOLIGAN Theatre Company’s production of “Footloose” will open Friday at 8 p.m. […]

Atomic Walrus takes the stage in Dance Marathon’s final hours

Atomic Walrus rocked the Dance Marathon stage for its third year in a row, pumping up exhausted dancers who were just a few hours away from finishing the event. Vocalist Joe Kellman began the set by running under the bright blue lights toward center stage, belting encouragements at the crowd. “You’ve been here for 23 […]

UCLA marching band records music for new show ‘Imaginary Mary’

A charter bus with 20 members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band cruised down Sunset Boulevard and stopped in front of United Recording Studios in October. Brendan James entered the building and admired the platinum records that covered the walls. The records included copies of Green Day’s “American Idiot” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” – albums […]

Q&A: Alumna discusses her experience as original Broadway’s Belle

Susan Egan arrived at the final callback for the character Belle in Disney’s first Broadway musical “Beauty and the Beast” in 1994. The 23-year-old sat in the corner of the room and read “The Mists of Avalon,” a King Arthur story, to keep herself centered and calm among the other young actresses vying for the […]