Maria Tuadi was in the middle of an emotional breakdown when the chorus to her award-winning song “Still” materialized in her mind. The alumna’s single “Still” is a 2016 Grand Prize Winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, and received the 2016 Lennon Award for R&B in May. Tuadi said she wrote the song during […]
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Student creates YouTube videos on life at UCLA, inspires others to vlog
Cindy Thai documented the entirety of her Rieber Vista dorm room during her move-in day vlog, which has since amassed over 600,000 views on YouTube. “In the video I am shrieking with happiness half the time,” Thai said. “It packs in all the excitement of starting college, so I think that’s why people are drawn […]
JazzReggae Festival features powerful performers, brightens up Sunset Rec
The smell of barbecue ribs and the sound of reggae pop remixes wafted through the air Monday at UCLA’s JazzReggae Festival. Concertgoers filed through the gates of the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, sporting multicolored tinted glasses, crop tops and brightly patterned flannels. This year marked the 31st Annual JazzReggae Festival hosted by the Cultural Affairs […]
UCLA student gains following photographing social media influencers
Tia Liu remembers watching Meredith Foster’s YouTube channel in middle school. Now, she photographs Foster and other social media influencers for an audience of tens of thousands on her social media. Liu has amassed more than 40,000 followers on Instagram, photographing friends, models and, most recently, YouTube personalities. The second-year psychobiology student said although having […]
Duet Eva B. Ross and David Miller wins top award at Spring Sing 2017
This post was updated May 21 at 1 p.m. Third time’s the charm for Eva B. Ross and David Miller. On Friday, the duet, comprised of Eva Barrosse and David Miller, won Spring Sing’s top prize – the Northern California Alumni Grand Sweepstakes Award – in addition to winning best duet. The Student Alumni Association’s […]
Spring Sing 2017: Stefan Dismond and the Love Supreme brings rap back to the competition
Stefan Dismond appreciates how rap gives a voice to people whose voices aren’t normally heard. The third-year English student will be performing his rap music with the band Stefan Dismond and the Love Supreme at Spring Sing. The band will play a slightly adapted live version of Dismond’s latest song release on SoundCloud, “6th Story,” […]
Student oboist finds friendship and niche in UCLA Philharmonia
It was love at first sound when 12-year-old Will Stevens witnessed a live performance of an oboe solo at a Southern California honors band event. Just a day after witnessing the oboe solo, Stevens’ teacher coincidentally opened a position in the middle school band for an oboe player. And Stevens has been playing the oboe […]