Nick DeGruccio wants audience members to jump and maybe even wet their pants when watching his latest production. Based on Stephen King’s work, the pop-rock musical “Carrie” centers on an awkward teenager, who is bullied by her overly religious mother and her high school peers. But Carrie exacts revenge when she learns of her telekinetic […]
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HOOLIGAN’s ‘Stage Door’ taps into students’ own life experiences
Sara Gilbert cried before anything happened onstage the first time she stepped into a Broadway theater to see “Miss Saigon” in New York. The second-year theater student and musical theater-lover will embody a character this weekend who shares her dreams of performing on Broadway. Both she and her character believe theater is not just a […]
UCLA Shakespeare company explores meaning of love in ‘Fourteen Lines’
Davia Schendel wrote her first play on the back of her eighth-grade school notebook. Since then, she’s written three more plays, two during her freshman year at UCLA and one this year. Her latest play, “Fourteen Lines,” will open Saturday at the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden with Shakespeare Company at UCLA and will run […]
Cents of Style: American Rebel yields intriguing vintage finds with hefty price tags
Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for money-conscious students on a college budget. Each week, columnist Linda Xu explores different secondhand shops in Los Angeles and discusses her thrifty outfits. Walking into American Rebel […]
Brown and Bothered: Desi culture can be appreciated if viewed in right context
Students should avoid cultural appropriation – stealing what is considered the beautiful aspects of another culture without respect for the tradition from which it originates. It ignores the racism and xenophobia the creators of the items face. In Brown and Bothered, columnist Sidra Rashid discusses her experiences with appropriation of her Desi culture. Pakistani and […]
UCLA students take a shine to sunglasses trend with big, bright styles
Lilo Papikian starts off her day by choosing whether to wear her red-rimmed, cat-eye or black-framed, heart-shaped sunglasses while riding her scooter to campus in the summertime sun. Although classic looks such as rectangular frames and aviators remain popular, more distinctive styles like cat-eye rims and colorful lenses have begun to permeate mainstream fashion, said […]
On the Rise: Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman learned how to play guitar on a miniature electric Fender Stratocaster from Guitar Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. But it was an acoustic Olympia guitar that inspired Friedman to pursue songwriting around the age of 12. Compared to the rock sound of his electric guitar, the acoustic guitar’s softer timbre allowed Friedman to create […]