“Lady Bird” is a film almost all college students can relate to. Set in 2002, the film follows rebellious student Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), who desires to leave her Sacramento home and continue her education in college despite her parents’ wishes. Along with the stress of visiting prospective colleges and filling out financial […]
Category Archives: Arts
Dance Break: ICARUS’ complex jazz routine requires flexibility beyond most novices
Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8. As a personal experiment, she attended workshops and lessons for 10 campus dance groups […]
Video: Irish Music Ensemble at UCLA
UCLA’s Irish Music Ensemble, led by adjunct assistant professor Aaron Bittel in the ethnomusicology department, provides students with the opportunity to come together, play Irish music and share memories and traditions associated with the Irish tunes.
Student speaks her mind, finds home in open-mic poetry
When she was still in elementary school, Tamia Romo wrote her first poem: an ode to her mother. “My mom actually writes poetry, so I was introduced through her, and it’s always been something I’ve done to analyze the world around me,” said the second-year political science student. Her mother still has the poem, but […]
Concert review: OK Go at Royce Hall
OK Go is best known for dancing on treadmills and in zero gravity in its music videos. The music videos were the focus of its latest live performance at Royce Hall on Saturday. While playing live music in front of its music videos from the past 20 years, the band included audience Q&A’s and some […]
Restaurant Review: Eataly
Eataly L.A. has been called a “Disneyland for Italian-food lovers,” and while the new multistory eatery lacks roller coasters and rides, the description is oddly apt. The Italian marketplace, complete with different food counters, restaurants and markets, sells all things Italian – fresh food to inspire taste buds, authentic ingredients for tasty home-cooked meals and […]
Concert review: Noname
Noname is a name everyone should know. The Campus Events Commission invited the “Sunny Duet” rapper and her band to perform in Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Thursday night. The rapper and her band grooved on a small black platform in front of around 100 students. Despite their limited stage space, Fatimah Warner, who goes by […]