The music of UCLA’s Near East Ensemble is filled with emotion and mysticism.
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World music: Brazil
Laced with adrenaline and raw energy, the Music of Brazil Ensemble is infectious.
World music: China
Compressing thousands of years of musical tradition into one class can be difficult, but the director of the Music of China Ensemble, Chi Li, has been doing it for 14 years.
World music: West Africa
There is an old Zimbabwean proverb that says, “If you can talk, you can sing.
Dining through the decades
Think lots of stainless steel, one meal line with pre-prepared food and service from more of your friends, in a homey environment where it’s possible that everyone did actually know your name.
Retro Joe to modern Bruin
Today, crowds giddily cheer on Joe Bruin’s flexing biceps and the unmistakable hip waggle of Josephine Bruin, but UCLA’s mascots have been defined by an evolution of animals, monikers and sweaty costumes.
A new year, a new quest for 107th trophy
A gleaming gallery of 106 perfectly aligned trophies.
It’s the crown jewel of UCLA’s J.D. Morgan Center, a treasure chest that has left many a Division-I NCAA school mired in the bleak shadows of championship glory.