Students’ latest method of procrastinating for finals is sharing UCLA-related memes. The “UCLA Memes for Sick AF Tweens” Facebook page has gained about 8,000 group members since its creation on Nov. 22. Students have posted comedic memes about finals, dining hall culture, the UCLA hills, Chancellor Gene Block and Lonzo Ball’s shushing gesture. Other posts […]
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Q&A: Documentary producer talks skewed American media portrayal of Israel
Sut Jhally said propagandistic media has contributed to the public’s understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The University of Massachusetts Amherst professor hopes to occupy UCLA students’ minds with a different story from the media’s. His documentary, “The Occupation of the American Mind,” focuses on pro-Israeli public relation efforts in the United States. Sponsored by Students […]
Grad student challenges traditional depictions of women in play ‘Eclipsed’
Jayongela Wilder is tired of seeing women in film and theater portrayed as fragile wives, submissive maids or incompetent lovers. Wilder, a graduate student in theater, seeks to change the stereotypical depiction presented in film and theater by directing “Eclipsed,” a play that tracks the tribulations and survival stories of five Liberian women during the […]
Herb Alpert School of Music to name founding dean in winter quarter
The first school of music in the University of California system will soon have its first dean. The Herb Alpert School of Music, designated as a standalone school at UCLA in January, launched a dean search with a job announcement in May. The search was open to both national and international candidates, said Neal Stulberg, […]
Q&A: Alumna, director Donna Deitch reflects on 1985 film ‘Desert Hearts’
Alumna Donna Deitch said it takes a powerful, creative force to stand up to injustice. Deitch attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in the 1970s and identifies as lesbian. In 1985, she released her film “Desert Hearts,” which follows the budding romance between a professor and a sculptor who identifies as a […]
Theater review: ‘Irving Berlin’s White Christmas’
Although Los Angeles doesn’t get snow, the stage production of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” provides plenty of holiday spirit and song. “White Christmas,” which opened Tuesday at the Pantages Theater and runs until Sunday, revels in the classic song and dance of 1950s Broadway musicals, providing a lighthearted way to ring in the holiday season. […]
Hear This Not That: The Weeknd’s ‘Starboy’ reveals growth in musical style, maturity
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. This week, Lee reflects on the The Weeknd’s rise from his last-year […]