Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lies a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. I immediately […]
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Culture night explores intergenerational effects of Cambodian genocide
Melanie Tiang wanted to do her research before writing the script for this year’s United Khmer Students Culture Night play. Instead of turning to history books, she asked her fellow club members about their Cambodian upbringings. Based on the responses to six questions on Google Forms about everything from the struggles of growing up Cambodian […]
Dance grad students tap into personal histories in performance ‘TOUCH’
Majorettes chant “B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E” as they breathe heavily and fling their limbs around their bodies. In Friday and Saturday’s dance performance “TOUCH” at the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater, two students will present dance pieces created during their three years in UCLA’s graduate dance program. In the first half, two works by Casey Brown, one of […]
Cents of Style: Crossroads Trading Co. disappoints with generic options, sterile atmosphere
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. Tucked away from the […]
Brown and Bothered: Henna appropriation cherry-picks beauty while ignoring people, culture
Obvious reasons to avoid cultural appropriation – it involves stealing what is considered the beautiful aspects of another culture without respect for the tradition from which it originates and ignores the racism and xenophobia the creators of these items face. In Brown and Bothered, columnist Sidra Rashid discusses her experiences with appropriation of her Desi […]
UCLA marching band records music for new show ‘Imaginary Mary’
A charter bus with 20 members of the UCLA Bruin Marching Band cruised down Sunset Boulevard and stopped in front of United Recording Studios in October. Brendan James entered the building and admired the platinum records that covered the walls. The records included copies of Green Day’s “American Idiot” and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” – albums […]
Theater student sinks her teeth into gory special effects makeup
Amber Li sat in Elysee Bakery & Cafe and apologized for picking such a “bougie” place to meet. When most people talk about mangled limbs and severed heads made from gelatin, it’s probably not usually over overpriced coffee and pastries. Li, a second-year theater student, is a special effects makeup artist who specializes in making […]