Eleven-year-old Jonny Perl crept into his parents’ room on a mission to sneak out and watch the movie “Rent,” something that he was forbidden to view as a child. Ever since, the play has shaped Perl’s outlook on the world, he said. Now a third-year communication studies student, Perl said the first time he saw […]
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Fashion group brings in diverse mix of designers for runway show
Twelve fashion collections range from clean cut lines to cloth drapery to oversized pajamas and are influenced by ancient China, the modern punk scene and everything else in between. Together, they are the definition of eclectic, said Vita Newstetter, a third-year Design | Media Arts student. UCLA’s Fashion and Student Trends organization is holding its […]
Q&A: ‘Hot Girls Wanted’ illuminates injustice in amateur porn industry
Twenty-five percent of all search engine requests are related to pornography and an average of 266 new porn websites appear online every day. However, the multibillion-dollar porn industry becomes a subject of controversy when women are being exploited for footage. The 2015 documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” explores the perspective that adult film has silently crept […]
Love | Hate: Is Coachella a ticket to paradise or an overpriced nightmare?
The Coachella Valley comes alive for two weekends each year as the desertscape heats up with the arrival of music acts and hundreds of thousands of fans. With 2016 headliners LCD Soundsystem, Guns N’ Roses and Calvin Harris and an extensive musical lineup to drive the festival fun, Coachella hype has become a surging trend. […]
Music school spins out DJing competition for student DJs
Classically trained violinist Nolan Isozaki picked up an electronic music controller for the first time two and a half years ago, not expecting it to become anything but a hobby. On April 14, he will be DJing the after-party for the first-ever Electronic Music Awards and Foundation show in Los Angeles. The Herb Alpert School […]
Backstage Bruins: Set designer balances two visions for “The Trojan Women”
It would be impossible to distinguish set designer Tatiana Kuilanoff from the rest of the stage crew if not for her sharp coat and clean pants. She is in charge of the black-shirted crew members bustling across the stage and has designed 14 sets in the past, but she runs about touching up the painted […]
Girl scouts make UCLA students’ walk to campus sweeter
Poppy Miller, a 12-year-old girl scout, held her mother’s oversized iPhone 6 in her small hands, punching in the letters of a UCLA student’s Venmo username. She took orders and distributed Thin Mints and Samoas to the people who had stopped at her troop’s booth on Bruin Walk, busily working to help her new customers. […]