Members from SEOULA performed and filmed a K-pop dance in tunnels underneath Downtown LA. SEOULA, a UCLA-based dance club open to both UCLA and non-UCLA students, performs K-pop dances and song covers as well as original choreography for its YouTube channel. As the club’s name suggests, SEOULA blends elements of Korean culture, particularly K-pop from […]
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Screening Science: ‘Upgrade’ hints at potential treatments using AI technology, exoskeleton suits
“Upgrade” brings the once novel idea of a Robocop up-to-date with today’s technologies. Coming out Friday, the film shows mechanic Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) surviving a horrendous car crash and witnessing his wife’s murder. After waking up in a hospital as a quadriplegic, Trace is offered a chance to walk again through artificial intelligence technology […]
Screening Science: Looking at light speed and lasers in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Not long ago in a galaxy nearby, a notorious smuggler started his series of heists and gambles. Releasing Friday, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” chronicles the adventures of “Star Wars” pilot Han Solo. Taking place before “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope,” the film will show how he came to acquire the Millennium […]
Maid Cafe event serves up immersive, social experience in Japanese culture
Members of UCLA’s Japanese Animation Club adorned themselves in classic maid and butler costumes with accessories like bunny ears to create a fairy tale-themed event. JAC hosted “Fairy Tale Maid Cafe” on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center Straus Clubhouse, allowing attendees to immerse themselves in a cafe atmosphere alongside JAC members dressed in […]
Screening Science: Wading into the plausibility of “Deadpool’s” regenerative capabilities
Friday will mark the return of millennials’ favorite antihero. Guns blazing and swords flashing, Wade Wilson – better known as Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) – will take the big screen alongside his X-Men friends and a beloved taxi driver. In the film, Deadpool’s regenerative abilities are considered miraculous, but science actually played an important role in […]
Jazz students engage with ensembles, merge multiple musical styles
This post was updated May 16 at 4:11 p.m. Students will incorporate elements from Hindustani classical music and heavy metal music in their original compositions Sunday night. Students from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA will collaborate with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music to demonstrate their interdisciplinary compositions at “Sphere Project.” […]
Screening Science: Exploring realism of zombies and bringing the genre back to life in ‘Cargo’
Science is everywhere, especially in movies and TV shows, ranging from the chemistry in “Breaking Bad” to the physics in “Gravity.” But not all of the “science” is actually science. Each week, columnist Ethan Pak will explore scientific concepts in upcoming movies or shows and see how well they align with current academia and research. […]