Wax drips onto a convoluted pipe that spans a hallway of the Broad Art Center. Design | Media Arts graduate student Hsin-Yu Lin sits underneath the installation as she speaks of her interest in objects and the social purpose they serve in a space. The hallway, which she describes as charming, is where the sculpture […]
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Q&A: Alumna talks receiving fellowship, hopes for her project
Riding her bike around Los Angeles while wearing a mask, UCLA Design | Media Arts alumna Pinar Yoldas became fascinated with air pollution. On April 9, Yoldas was named as one of the recipients of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship for her proposal, “Distilling the Sky.” With an architectural structure, Yoldas said she hopes […]
Unsung Heroes: Rachel Grey stands out in ‘X-men’ series as independent character
Marvel Comics has seen an increase in mainstream popularity with the recent release of several box office hits, such as “The Avengers.” Since its inception in 1939, the comic book company has created thousands of characters. While not all of them may get their due publicity because of a lack of exposure in the silver […]
Theater Review: ‘Hattie…What I Need You to Know’
The actress belts out her verses with blues music playing in the background, reverberating in Schoenberg Theater with each low thunderous note. The performer sings of the horrors and ironies that infiltrated the movie industry in the early 20th century. She felt it was her duty to stick to her black heritage rather than changing […]
Hooligan to perform comedic rock musical ‘The Wedding Singer’
This weekend, crimped side-swept hair and pastel leggings will no longer be relics of a forgotten past. Hooligan Theatre Company’s “The Wedding Singer” transports audiences to the ’80s, an era defined by the big and bold. Running Friday through Sunday in the Freud Playhouse, “The Wedding Singer” presents the classic binary of love versus money […]
Students share prose, poetry at Writer’s Den Open Mic Night
For all those who want to share their poetry or prose, The Writer’s Den Open Mic Night on April 9th was a great opportunity. Whether or not part of The Writer’s Den, this was a chance for all Bruins to show their talents on the mic. However, some professionals also took the stand – the […]
The Writer’s Den Open Mic Night showcases student creativity
Lyndsey Silveira was holding a bag of garbage when the image struck her. The Nordic god Odin had taken the shape of a grizzly recycling guy in her mind. Silveira, a fourth-year history student, went from taking out the trash to writing a poem about a wandering recycling man. She will perform her poem Thursday […]