There are eight days left. Eight days, that is, until the state elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Over these next eight days, the Daily Bruin will devote much of its space to keeping the UCLA community informed of the election issues and to providing forum space within the pages of Viewpoint. We’ll focus especially on […]
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Danzig intimidates even without costumes Halloween show
Danzig intimidates even without costumes Halloween show By John Sabatini On this evening of diabolical darkness, nightfall will be the harbinger of an entity more supremely evil than the foulest ghouls or the fiercest demons. Tonight, the punk/metal powerhouse Danzig will descend in all its devastating potency upon the sorry souls in attendance at the […]
‘This is Halloween’
‘This is Halloween’ By Lael Loewenstein It’s Halloween again, and that means it’s time to rent last year’s feature smash, Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas. An astonishing combination of ghouls, effects and stop-motion technical wizardry, the recently-released video is the perfect Halloween treat. The story of Jack Skellington, spiritual leader of Halloweentown, and his misguided […]
Performers bleed for art
Performers bleed for art Burden delivers performance art innovative shot in the arm By Nisha Gopalan On Nov. 19, 1971 at 7:45 p.m., performance artist Chris Burden stood in anticipation while his friend, 15 feet away, shot him in his left arm with a .22-caliber rifle. Journalists would later refer to this performance entitled "Shoot" […]
Performance artists’ bodies, minds go to extreme with art genres, self-mutilation
Performance artists’ bodies, minds go to extreme with art genres, self-mutilation By Nisha Gopalan Paints, pencils and plaster are generally assumed to be the tools of the traditional artist. However, the principal material of performance art  a genre that transcends the bounds of classical art  involves the expression of the human body. "Although […]
Masochist Flanagan endures
Masochist Flanagan endures pain for the artistic pleasure By Nisha Gopalan "Sewn up and nailed to a two-by-four," reads the caption written by performance artist Bob Flanagan for a 1989 "Auto-erotic SM" performance. The picture above the caption reveals Flanagan, from waist-down, with a sewn-up penis (folded in half with the skin under brought up […]
Questions arise about mediation
Questions arise about mediation Advocacy groups, IFC say discussion not whole solution By Donna Wong Daily Bruin Senior Staff Continuing the dialogue between UCLA’s student advocacy groups and the Interfraternity Council (IFC) alone is not enough to solve the problems underlying the greek role on campus, some advocacy groups say. The day after IFC was […]