Yoga pants and slacks. Blazers and crop tops. Rainbow sandals and oxfords. It’s hard to imagine a world where all of the above can peacefully coexist. Approaching graduation day, fashion becomes just another element of the scary transition into the “real world.” This quarter, columnist Noor Gill’s “Student Sartorialist” has covered trends and fashion niches […]
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Spotlight on LA: Summer Previews
Dear reader, Here at the Daily Bruin, we’re beyond a bruin, just like you. In Arts & Entertainment, we want to write stories for you, about you and because of you. As hard as we try, we haven’t held up that promise to you, our reader, in terms of our neglected online blog, Spotlight. But […]
Bruin pursues music, dance curriculum with Fulbright Program
Samad Guerra was initially convinced he had been rejected by the Fulbright Program in Morocco. Guerra said he was so nervous during his interview that he felt quite pessimistic about his acceptance. However, in February, the fifth-year world arts and cultures student received word that he would be traveling to Morocco in summer despite his […]
Acting, scriptwriting on the horizon for UCLA student
First, she was Bellatrix Lestrange. Then she rap battled USC, went to “The Great Fratsby” and most recently serenaded UCLA students with her rendition of “I’m a Bro.” Now, as her fourth year draws to a close, Spring Sing Company member and fourth-year theater student Kimia Behpoornia is creating her own variety comedy show for […]
Student Sartorialist: Fashionable finals looks prove UCLA has style
Finals week: where fashion comes to die. At least that’s the common assumption during awhole week of sleep deprivation, final papers and multiple-choice exams. I know that I look pretty disheveled during finals. Although I’m probably within the majority of students, there do exist a select few who dress their best during the week. What […]
Ice Cream Mondaes: Scoops Westside
The walls of Scoops Westside are lined with collages made up of bits of colored tile. However, the mosaic I found most interesting wasn’t in the front in the house, but rather in the back: a monochromatic piece found next to building materials and broken restaurant equipment that gather behind doors marked “Employees Only.” It […]
Q&A: UCLA alumna discusses background, teaching Prana Flow yoga course
Inhale, exhale. The study of Prana Flow yoga begins with shared breathing, in and out. Carson Efird, a UCLA alumna who received her master’s degree from the world arts and cultures/dance department in 2013, is now the program director for the UCLA Prana Flow Yoga Summer Institute teacher training course. An energetic form of Vinyasa […]