Dead men tell no tales – unless they’re recycled from previous ones. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” features engaging action sequences and amusing scenes, but fails to meet the charm and wit of earlier films. It ultimately feels like a retread of the franchise’s best moments and characters. The fifth installment […]
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WestWoodstock music festival to spotlight UCLA’s student musicians
How many students does it take to squeeze one wooden stage through the screen door of a fraternity house? The answer is four. I watched John Colarusso, Tim Connors, Sriram Ramakrishnan and Jonathan Liu succeed in strategically pivoting the timber framework for the stage through the small entryway inside. The four students were setting up […]
Cents of Style: Bland clothing, unfriendly atmosphere spoil BTS Thrift Store
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. BTS Thrift Store feels […]
‘The Good, the Plaid, and the Ugly’ showcases student-written plays
Three one-act plays will feature a support group for mystical creatures, a school for troubled girls and a dubious alien abduction. “The Good, the Plaid, and the Ugly,” premiering Friday, is the latest show produced by Lapu, the Coyote that Cares Theatre Company. The show features student-written plays, as well as improv performed by LCC […]
Five productions take home awards at 2017 Shorttakes film festival
The audience was suspended in stunned silence moments before bursting into applause at the culmination of the 23rd Annual Shorttakes Student Film Festival’s last film. The Audience Choice Award-winning film, “Ruby Locus,” directed by fourth-year political science student Alvaro Wong, tells the narrative of a young girl kidnapped while on a date with a man […]
Bruin Auto Club gets on track to boost car appreciation culture at UCLA
Tigran Ayvazyan’s interest in cars began in elementary school – they were the only things he knew how to draw. This year, the third-year business economics student created the Bruin Auto Club – a community for car lovers like himself. Ayvazyan couldn’t find a car appreciation club at UCLA. So he created the Bruin Auto […]
Students bring friendship, campus life at UCLA to new web series
Four UCLA students filmed the first episode for their web series at Powell Library on Sunday afternoon. It took Armando Berumen at least five tries to catch a crumpled piece of paper – the paper will be edited to include Berumen’s name on it for the opening credits of the series, “Predominantly White Institution.” Giggles […]