Norwegian DJ and music producer Matoma will open Bruin Bash 2016, with the rest of the lineup to be released in the coming days. The UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission and UCLA Campus Events Commission, which co-host the annual show, updated the Bruin Bash website Tuesday to reveal that Matoma will open the back-to-school concert in […]
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Q&A: Filmmaker talks obstacles, inspiration for short film ‘Cardboard Camera’
Filmmaker Carlo Olivares Paganoni invited his mother and her friends from Mexico to cook for his short film, treating the cast and crew to home-cooked chicken chilaquiles, molletes, tacos, flan and arroz con leche. Not only did Paganoni have the creative vision for his short film, “Cardboard Camera,” but he also carried the weight of […]
Student plays bagpipes at Janss Steps after lifting of lockdown
Andrew Pietersen spent the morning hiding at Bruin Buzz in Ackerman Union during the UCLA lockdown. In the afternoon after the lockdown was lifted, he grabbed his bagpipes from his apartment and began performing the Scottish instrument on the hill by Janss Steps. The third-year bioengineering student inherited the bagpipes from his grandfather in 2004 […]
Campus concerts, events canceled, postponed
All campus events including classes, public concerts and recitals have been canceled for Wednesday, officials announced. Activities will resume Thursday, said Neal Stulberg, co-director of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, in an email statement. He said Maryann Gray, assistant provost in the office of the Executive Vice Chancellor Scott Waugh, canceled all activities […]
UCLA medical centers prepare for End of Life Option Act
UCLA medical centers are training physicians and developing patient advocacy groups to prepare for an aid-in-dying law, which will go into effect June 9. The End of Life Option Act will permit doctors in California to prescribe self-administered, life-ending medication to patients who are terminally diagnosed to live for six months or fewer. To receive […]
Comedy ensemble Company fuses individual talents for Spring Sing 2016
Brandon Papo was editing video footage around 2 a.m. in Melnitz Hall. He had not slept in four nights and was beginning to doze off. He eventually fell asleep Monday night – or rather, Tuesday morning – with his head on one rolling chair and his legs on another. Papo, a third-year film student, filmed […]
The Who to receive lifetime achievement award at Spring Sing 2016
The post was updated on May 11 at 2:55 p.m. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who will receive a lifetime achievement award during Spring Sing 2016 on May 21, organizers announced Tuesday. Lead singer Daltrey formed the band during high school in the United Kingdom in 1961, though it became known as The […]