Sahirr Sethhi and his film crew prepared for a scene in India’s Kanha National Park, utilizing the sunset’s tint on the green environment as the backdrop for a shot. The group heard the alarm calls of deer echoing throughout the forest, indicating a nearby predator. On either side of the crew, bison pounded through the […]
Author Archives: Sarah Ahern
Alumna showcases graduates’ individuality with custom cap toppers
Leanna Maaz embarks on a scavenger hunt every time she travels abroad. In each city she explores, she collects a souvenir that contains the name of the city and arranges the items in a scrapbook to document her journey. “For any restaurant I go to, I collect the menu, and I grab a napkin with […]
JazzReggae Festival returns to its intimate roots for 30th anniversary
Malia Smith and her Uber driver exchanged the usual small talk as the car hurtled east along Sunset Boulevard, away from UCLA. But when her driver mentioned JazzReggae Festival, Smith, a third-year global studies student and the event’s director of marketing, froze at the coincidence. Her driver recounted stories of sitting on the grass of […]
Spring Sing 2016: Aizehi and the Funkth Dimension
Every member of the collaboration Aizehi and the Funkth Dimension has performed in Spring Sing at least once in previous years, but as a part of a different group. The six performers will unite on Saturday to perform an original song that showcases the mutual jazz background all of the members share. Aizehi and the […]
Q&A: Actress Ryan Newman on plan to attend UCLA in fall and continue acting
Actress Ryan Newman will take on the life of a Bruin after 10 years of acting. Newman has appeared in Disney Channel and Nickelodeon shows, including “Hannah Montana,” “Good Luck Charlie” and “Zeke and Luther.” She also starred in films like “Monster House,” and currently has a recurring role as Allison on Nickelodeon’s “The Thundermans.” […]
Creative kidnapping story spurs Snapchat fame
A Snapchat story depicted two students in De Neve Gardenia being kidnapped during finals week of winter quarter. Improvised as a sequence of 10-second Snapchat stories, the fictional narrative of the two students compelled followers of the UCLA campus Snapchat story to drag down the refresh button and find out what would happen next. This […]
Q&A: Tony-winning alumnus discusses musicals, writing process
Monty Navarro is a young, zealous heir who discovers he is ninth in line to inherit a large fortune. While concurrently manipulating his fiancee and mistress, Navarro is willing to do anything it takes to get himself first in line to the riches. Running from March 22 to May 1 at the Ahmanson Theatre, “A […]