Recent UCLA fine arts graduate students Nathan Ward and Sam Bivins adopted the characters “LAguylovesLA” and “DJ Just Press Play” respectively to form their ironically subversive, alternative band called “Iconic Splendor,” which was featured in the Hammer Museum’s annual Arts Party last night. Bivins, in character as DJ Just Press Play, discusses the conception of […]
Author Archives: Jonaki Mehta
Professor discusses UCLA’s Program in Experimental Critical Theory
UCLA’s Program in Experimental Critical Theory (ECT) aims to expand discourse in theory beyond the boundaries of academia to wider publics through provocative public programs. This past weekend, director of ECT and UCLA Professor Kenneth Reinhard organized a series of free, public lectures with internationally recognized philosophers Slavoj Žižek, Mladen Dolar, and Alenka Zupančič. […]
UCLA Community School gives low-income families access to educational resources
The UCLA Community School gives low-income families access to state-of-the-art educational resources in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Koreatown, in part by utilizing UCLA volunteers. Fourth-year student Lindsey Kunisaki talks about teaching a variety of arts in the afterschool program through UCLA’s VAPAE program. Fourth-year sociology student and president of Yoga for Flexible Futures Alexandra […]
Long Story Short – November 17, 2014
Chirag Govardhan and Jonaki Mehta host fall quarter’s seventh episode of Long Story Short. First, with National Diabetes Awareness Month and the holiday season right around the corner, we discuss the causes and implication of diabetes with Dr. David Baron from the UCLA Arthur Ashe Health and Wellness Center. Next, Chirag talks to fourth-year history […]
Long Story Short – November 10, 2014
Alex Hyun and Jonaki Mehta host fall quarter’s sixth episode of Long Story Short. First, we have astronomy graduate students from the organization Astronomy Live!, Laura Vican, Shane Forewen and earth, planetary and space sciences graduate student Ivy Curren who are all involved in coordinating the “Explore Your Universe” event on Nov. 16 here on […]