Baklava, Samoa bars and cream cheese tarts are among the goods that will compete at the Vegan Bake-Off. The bake-off, hosted by UCLA’s Veg Bruins club, is part of a larger Vegan Fair taking place Thursday in Bruin Plaza. Students will enter their homemade vegan treats into one of three categories: seasonal dishes, small bites […]
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Foundations dance group breaks down different styles in weekly sessions
Students danced along to loud music in a packed room. No, this wasn’t a house party or concert – it was one of Foundations Choreography’s Saturday Sessions. Created in 2014, Foundations has quickly grown to hundreds of members. This fall quarter, over 300 students auditioned to be part of the organization. Foundations does not turn […]
Female directors discuss redefining representation in filmmaking at panel
Women are taking their stories back. Frustrated by being misrepresented in film productions dominated by men, women are fighting back by replacing them in every level of the industry, said Harrison James, director and Girl Trip co-founder. They are reclaiming their voices by becoming the best in their creative fields, and not just the best […]
Alumni’s short film questions intersection of art, social activism
Art for art’s sake has been a long-standing debate. UCLA alumni Leland Frankel and Venk Potula dissect this issue in their new short film “Woke.” The two created the film using a script originally intended for a playwriting competition in New York City. Drawing inspiration from what he saw in the city’s parks, Frankel became […]
Legacy of late jazz musician Dexter Gordon brought to life by wife
Maxine Gordon made a single promise to her late husband. Jazz musician and Academy Award-nominated actor Dexter Gordon asked his wife to finish his memoir should an event arise that prevented him from doing so. After his sudden death in 1990, that promise structured the next stages of Maxine Gordon’s life as she labored to […]
‘Embruindery’ club aims to revitalize fiber arts among students
Embroidery is often associated with grandmothers and vintage handkerchiefs, but Emma Lehman said she hopes to revive the art form with a modern twist. Lehman, a first-year English student, created Embruindery, an embroidery club on campus, that she hopes will act as a ‘catch-all’ club for fiber arts, including embroidery, sewing, knitting and quilting. Embruindery’s […]
Cultural harmony found in concert with Russian String Orchestra, UCLA composers
Six chosen UCLA student composers will finally hear their works performed live after traveling on a full tour in Moscow. UCLA music professor Richard Danielpour, along with other members of the composition faculty, recently sifted through 30 submitted works by student composers and chose six of them they believed would be worthy of being played […]