Southern California living is not always about kick-back days on the beach. Although Ted Peck enjoys bodysurfing in Newport, water polo has been more rewarding for him because he has had to work hard to stay with it. While attending UCLA, the junior center found it easy to make friends and pass his classes. But […]
Author Archives: Graciela Sandoval
Beating the rhythm
UCLA’s Music of Brazil ensemble is finally official. Throughout last year, the ensemble had met weekly under the direction of Latin American Studies M.A. graduate student Beto Gonzalez to practice Brazilian music as an informal group. Now, with the same instructor and under the direction of Associate Professor of ethnomusicology and American Indian studies Tara […]
[Online] Cellist hopes to pass passion for performance on to his students
Asking a musician whether he prefers teaching or performing is like asking a first year student his major. It’s one of those questions everyone tries to avoid having to answer. But Antonio Lysy, a new cello professor in the UCLA music department, is not scared by the question, as he finds the two skills equally […]
Online: Quetzal expands definitions of Chicano band, love
Does a Chicano band only compose Chicano music with Chicano musicians? According to Quetzal Flores, the founder of one of Los Angeles’ most prominent Chicano bands, the answer is no. “We’re more than that,” Flores said. “We can relate to Chicano culture and Chicano culture can relate to us. When we’re on stage it’s evident […]
Online: El Gran Silencio jumps into American music scene with new album
Over 200 bodies clashed and sweated until 2 a.m. in a tireless mosh pit as the band El Gran Silencio jammed and danced live for three hours at JC Fandango’s in Anaheim earlier this month. Far from obscure, EGS has been making a ruckus ever since brothers Tony and Chano Hernandez, on vocals and guitars, […]
Kids learn value of eating well
“Let me see your teeth.” This is what Carlton Green asked 40 kindergarteners early Friday morning. Green, director of nutrition at the UCLA Medical Center’s Nutrition Department, had passed around false teeth to explain to the children ““ some grossed out ““ that if they did not eat right their teeth would look like the […]
Chicano artists’ work commemorates gallery’s role as educator
Thirty years of Chicanos/as working together to create art and educate others about cultural history will be exhibited in a series titled “Revolution/Evolution” at Self Help Graphics & Art located in East Los Angeles. “We have been regaining our roots through the evolution of our self-preservation. As a person and culture we are changing to […]