Izzy Escobar flies with broken wings every day. The incoming first-year musical theater student released her debut song “Broken Wings” on June 25, stemming from her experience of abuse from a stepparent, which she turned into inspiration for her music at a young age. The four-minute pop song, accompanied by an original music video, celebrates […]
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Fire Followers
In fall and winter of 2017, fires ravaged through the state of California, eating through homes, trees and brush ranging from Northern California to UCLA’s own doorstep. The effects were and continue to be debilitating for the victims. UCLA community members impacted by the fires have begun to rise from the ashes, learning to operate […]
Press Pass: While tiring, covering Coachella proves memorable for Daily Bruin’s A&E editor
The craziness of covering Coachella Weekend 2 began before we even reached the outskirts of Indio, California. Friday, 8 a.m. Daily Bruin’s Photo editor Michael Zshornack and I departed promptly from Westwood, congratulating ourselves on actually leaving at the time we said we would. We headed out for what would become one of the most […]
Live at Coachella 2018
Welcome to the Daily Bruin’s live coverage of Southern California’s largest annual music festival.
James Franco accused of sexually exploitative behavior by five women
This article was updated Jan. 11 at 11:50 a.m. Five women have accused actor and UCLA lecturer James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitive behavior, according to the Los Angeles Times. Two of the accusers were students of Franco’s classes at Playhouse West in North Hollywood. Franco began teaching at UCLA in 2012 and has taught […]
Alumna, ‘BoJack Horseman’ producer grows as entertainer through podcast
Lisa Hanawalt’s shared podcast “Baby Geniuses” is a blend of random internet searches, guest appearances and casual conversation. The UCLA alumna works as a production designer and producer for the Netflix show “BoJack Horseman,” but when she’s not drawing cartoons or working on the show, she co-hosts the podcast “Baby Geniuses.” Hanawalt, along with co-host […]
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music makes concerts free for all patrons
Concerts under the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will be free for all patrons starting this year. The school, which had been working to make the change for several years, was able to implement the new policy in part because of an $11.7 million donation from an alumnus’ trust fund last year, said Neal […]