Andy Wong sat across from his business fraternity mentor in the bustling Westwood ShopHouse last week, asking for career guidance over a steaming bowl of rice. His mentor’s advice was simple: Do something you’re passionate about. Second-year political science student Wong listened to this advice and decided to use his love of photography to help […]
Author Archives: Kayla Hausmann
Middle Eastern music concert celebrates harmony, humanity
BY KAYLA HAUSMANN A&E contributor khausmann@media.ucla.edu Farzad Amoozegar straddled two cultures, North American and Iranian, throughout much of his childhood. Before he was 9, the Persian language, culture and food had begun to shape his identity as an Iranian; after moving to Canada and then to America, he discovered music to bridge the gap between […]
UCLA student inspired by Ellen DeGeneres, fights cancer with humor
Lauren Grabowski takes a deep breath as she runs her hands through her new haircut, feeling the short and layered blond strands between her fingers. She tries not to grin as she begins to dance, kicking her converse-clad feet from side to side and swaying her hips in time to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love”. Grabowski, […]
Artist portrays everyday movements in ‘The Symphonic Body’
Two women begin to dance. One sways her arms above her head while the second turns sideways in her chair, twirling her wrists in tight circles. The two women are UCLA custodians, and the choreography for their dance was inspired by years of scrubbing toilet bowls and wiping windows, of replacing trash bags and cleaning […]
Bruin shares experience learning ropes of circus performance
Brilliantly clad circus performers standing in a circle clasp their hands tightly, raising their voices as they chant “Good, safe, fast show!” three times, each louder and faster than before. The circle breaks, and the first act of the Great All American Youth Circus of Redlands, California storms the stage. Performance memories and her favorite […]