Author Archives: Taylor Erickson

May 7, 2012 – To dye or to not dye? That is the question. Artist, curator, and educator Kathy Brew chats on the phone with Christyana Cabal about going from occasionally dying her hair to finally embracing her gray, curly locks. They discuss Brew’s project “Going Gray,” which explores today’s cultural attitudes towards aging and the ideas of maintaining youth. Her exhibit will open on Thursday at the Art | Sci Gallery from 5-7 p.m. as part of the “Art of Aging” symposium. In addition, she will also give a talk at the symposium, which is hosted by the UCLA Institute of Society and Genetics this weekend.

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April 30, 2012 – From expression on the basketball courts to the concert halls, Long Story Short reviews a week of what it takes to perform for the crowd. On Friday, Cabal attended the senior music composition recitals and listened to compositions by Edward Ryan and Kirk Naylor, both fourth-year composition students, as well as Emad Borjian, a fifth-year ethnomusiciology student. Then, on Sunday, Erickson watched UCLA’s Spirit Squad auditions. She spoke with Mike Drell, a second-year art history and psychology student about the life of a cheerleader from a male’s shoes, followed by judge Ken Bencomo, who discusses the specifics of qualified cheerleading technique and showmanship.

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April 23, 2012 – “A Light Tale” is a fictional story written by second-year physiological science student Chris Williams. It’s about a young boy who struggles to confront his fear of darkness, monsters and spiders in his house. Williams is a member of the Writer’s Den, a student-run club on campus that provides a friendly environment for students to share their literary works and receive constructive feedback.

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April 23 , 2012 “”mdash; Long Story Short captures a spontaneous concert of UCLA students jazzing it up on the upright piano outside Royce Hall. To promote the international “Play Me, I’m Yours” movement, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra recently installed the piano on the UCLA campus to promote spontaneous public performances. The musical lineup: first-year undeclared humanities student Stephanie Sybert and first-year biology student Devin Gunay perform a duet, “Cry Me a River” by Randy Brecker. Then, Gunay performs a ragtime solo, “Euphonic Sounds,” by Scott Joplin.

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April 23, 2012 – This Wednesday, Christyana Cabal attended Music at the Med, a concert series presented by the UCLA Health System and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Performed at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center by UCLA’s own music students, the concerts share familiar and beloved pieces with patients and their families. In the midst of white walls and medicine, the music temporarily transports its audience away from the hospital setting and into a world of ease and enjoyment. Cabal spoke with Hillary Smith, a graduate student in the cello and Ambroise Aubrun, a doctoral student in the violin from UCLA’s LaMi String Quartet. They share their experiences of playing music in a hospital setting.

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April 23, 2012 – String quartets, piano players, creative writers and all that jazz. This week on Long Story Short, Christyana Cabal interviews Hillary Smith, a graduate student in the cello and Ambroise Aubrun, a doctoral student in the violin, from UCLA’s LaMi String Quartet. LaMi recently performed at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for the concert series “Music at the Med,” a program designed by the UCLA Health Center and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for patients, family members and hospital staff to enjoy.

Then Taylor Erickson catches Stephanie Sybert, a first-year undeclared humanities student, and Devin Gunay, a first-year biology student, performing a jazz duet at the “Play Me, I’m Yours” piano in front of Royce Hall.

Afterward, we feature our first short story reading by Chris Williams, a second-year physiological science student and a member of the Writer’s Den on campus. He recites “A Light Tale,” a piece of prose about a young boy confronting his paralyzing fear of darkness and spiders.

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April 16, 2012 – This week on Long Story Short, Taylor speaks with Dr. Stella Chow, the UCLA psychologist from UCLA Counseling and Psychological Service) about a workshop she is hosting at the Dashew Center Thursday on the cross-cultural differences in dating. Then, Christyana interviews Molly Howland, a third-year neuroscience student and president of Supporting Peers in Laidback Listening (S.P.I.L.L). It is an anonymous online peer-to-peer system where students can confidentially “spill” their problems and receive feedback and comfort from trained supporters. Lastly, Taylor and Christyana share a few laughs with third-year psychology student Paige Weldon and fourth-year English student Lewis Sequeira as they share their lives as comedians and discuss UCLA’s Stand-Up Comedy Club’s upcoming event, “Bruin Up Laughs,” which will take place Tuesday at the Kerckhoff Coffee House.

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