The soundtrack of the musical “Hamilton” blared from the speakers as students streamed into De Neve Commons Lecture Auditorium, eagerly awaiting The New York Times’ Get With The Times, a conversation between New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor and “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. Within minutes, the audience burst into song, singing and rapping along […]
Category Archives: Arts
TFT students explore clashing generations in play ‘Stupid F#@king Bird’
Actress Jamie Hughes called upon a recent clash with her mother to inform her latest stage role. The altercation laid the foundation for her character’s tense relationship with her son. On Friday, she and a group of students from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television will open the play “Stupid F#@king Bird,” an adaptation […]
UCLA professor’s billboard art piece frames road to Coachella
This post was updated on April 21 at 4 p.m. Jennifer Bolande spent hours taking pictures for an art piece that she says viewers cannot properly capture in photos. Bolande, a UCLA art professor and professional artist, created six billboards along the north and southbound side of Gene Autry Trail. The images of mountains align directly with […]
Cents of Style: Wasteland’s steep prices overshadow eclectic offerings
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. Wasteland defies its desolate […]
Brown and Bothered: Turning tikkas into trend subjects it to disrespectful debate
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. I Googled […]
On the Rise: Angelica Garcia
In “On the Rise,” the Daily Bruin profiles up-and-coming musicians in Los Angeles. Though our subjects do not necessarily have direct connections with UCLA, they are artists who have brought their sounds to Los Angeles and have taken advantage of opportunities within the city’s thriving music scene. Sixteen-year-old Angelica Garcia thought she wasn’t cool enough […]
Off-the-shoulder tops evolve, return to fashion spotlight
Cassidy Herro tried on three different outfits while getting ready for class, but rejected them all in favor of a deep-blue floral dress with a ruffled, off-the-shoulder sleeve. The second-year nursing studentbought the dress over spring break and now considers it a staple pieceof her wardrobebecause no matter her mood, she finds it flattering. “I […]