Second Take: New apps are using old ideas, need more creativity to be successful

Three new apps are making waves in the social networking community. Peach, Happn and The Outbound bear resemblances to Facebook, Tinder and Yelp, respectively. However, only one of them has the potential to replace the original with a new and intriguing concept. Created by the founder of Vine, Peach is a personal profile on which […]

Sounds of Schoenberg: The Indian sitar

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This week, we highlight the Indian sitar, a stringed, gourd-shaped instrument. Rahul Neuman’s parents, aunt, grandparents and brother performed, studied and loved […]

Halftime Signatures: Trombone section leader shares enthusiasm, knowledge with fellow players

In anticipation of the UCLA-USC football matchup Thanksgiving weekend, Daily Bruin A&E features members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band. Today’s installment profiles Justin Hang, a third-year international development studies student and trombone section leader. Justin Hang set foot onto the pristinely trimmed grass of the Rose Bowl for the first time in September of […]

‘Outside Mullingar’ brings rural Irish romance to Geffen Playhouse

Randall Arney’s job as a director is to take stories and retell them, incorporating his own actors and visions into the script. He has grown fond of Irish plays in particular, he said, because of their prose and emotion. “It’s something about (the Irish),” said Arney, the artistic director at the Geffen Playhouse. “They make […]