Michael Garafola and Alvin Malave started off as participants in the UCLA Adaptive Recreation program. They both enjoyed it so much that they started volunteering their time to help keep the program running. Now they are the coordinators of the program, which offers therapeutic recreation activities for both disabled and able-bodied people. One of the […]
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Video: UCLA Professor Michael Chwe turns stones into lithophones
In the classroom, UCLA Professor Michael Chwe lectures about political science and game theory but outside of the classroom, Professor Chwe enjoys making instruments from store-bought materials. Professor Chwe invites us into his home where he demonstrates how to turn granite tiles into a lithophone. “You might pick up a stone and you hit it […]
Video: Behind the scenes of Aditya Prakash Ensemble’s Ford Theater performance
Elements of traditional Indian music and jazz fuse together with classical Indian dance to tell an intricate story of illusion, relationships and the depths of the mind. Go behind the scenes as the group recreates the legend of Mara for its performance at the Ford Theater on September 21, 2013.
pLAces: Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Hidden beneath a Los Angeles overpass, Bob Baker’s Marionette Theater continues its fifty year legacy of bringing marionettes to life. Veteran puppeteers Eric De La Cruz and Alex Evans discuss their involvement in the historic theater as they carefully pull the strings of an aged art form.
Video: Fictional characters, real psychology
In the DC Comics’ Batgirl series, Dr. Andrea Letamendi is Batgirl’s personal therapist. In reality, Dr. Andrea Letamendi’s life is not that different. Self-proclaimed nerd Dr. Letamendi is a UCLA clinical psychologist who specializes in superhero psychology. She merges her passions for both psychology and comic book characters as a creative consultant, comic convention speaker […]
Video: Billiard Bruins
In a hidden corner of Ackerman Union, unexpected friends come together to play and share a love for the game of pool. Students and staff members play pool and build camaraderie on the last standing pool table in Ackerman.
Video: Alumna Jessi Malay rocks postgrad life
UCLA class of 2012 alumna Jessi Malay has taken her passion for singing and dancing and turned it into a career. Utilizing the skills she has learned during her four years at UCLA, she has added entrepreneur to her repertoire. She tells her postgraduation story and offers advice for graduating Bruins.