Author Archives: Lauren Schick

A walk around campus at night often leads to unexpected encounters with dance groups. Here’s a rundown of some you might see the next time you’re out and about.

This weekend, a walk down the UCLA campus might feel like a stroll down Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, as a noticeable group of non-traditional authors ““ celebrities from the worlds of film, politics and sports ““ have gladly accepted their invitations to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

“Wounded” aggressively ventures where the nightly news dares not tread.

When Cynthia Lee came to UCLA for graduate school, she was surprised to see familiar faces. “I thought, “˜This is weird. There are so many people who look like me,’” Lee said. A Taiwanese-American whose parents immigrated to the United States in the 1970s, Lee is used to being surrounded by people from different cultural […]

At social gatherings, D. Sabela Grimes is used to meeting confused faces as he answers inquiries about his graduate studies. “When you tell people you are getting your master’s in dance, they go “˜OK.’ There’s that social stigma. Or if I tell someone that I do dance professionally, they think I wear a G-string outfit,” […]

If real men don’t eat quiche, then what do they eat? “Meat!” announces world arts and cultures professor Michael Owen Jones in an excessively deep, rumbling voice, as he hunches over a table peering aggressively toward his students. During most of his lecture for WAC C129/C229 “Food Customs and Symbolism,” Jones is soft-spoken, but this […]

Frank Warren probably knows your secret. Chances are you’ve either mailed it to him on a postcard or someone else has. But don’t worry, your secrets are safe with Warren, even if they are published in a best-selling hardback. “Every hour of every day I’m reminded of the secrets,” Warren said. “When I go into […]