Two UCLA alumni founded a tea company to provide a healthy source of energy and to give to those in need. Robbie Page, who graduated from UCLA in 2014, and Steve O’Dell, who left UCLA during his fourth year in 2016, founded Tenzo Tea in 2016. The company sells matcha, a finely ground green tea […]
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Tangibility of artist’s work helps to wake public to environmental issues
The Hillman Photography Initiative chose Andrea Polli for a project-based partnership, even though she is not a photographer. Polli, an artist and professor of art and ecology at the University of New Mexico, creates technology-based art pieces to bring attention to how people use and manifest energy. She will speak Tuesday at UCLA’s Art|Sci Center […]
Alumna uses photography to create conversation and capture stories of abortion
One in every three women will have an abortion in their lifetime – but many people are unaware of how common the procedure is, said Zinnia Moreno. The UCLA alumna is using photography to discuss the stigmatized subject in an exhibition at de Plume Gallery on Saturday. Moreno, who was previously a Daily Bruin photographer, […]
Alum directs film following life and disappearance of Oscar Zeta Acosta
He went from being the son of a peach picker to being a lawyer, activist and novelist. And yet, Oscar Zeta Acosta is oftentimes known simply for the fictional character based off him, said alumnus Phillip Rodriguez. Directed by Rodriguez, the film “The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo,” follows the life of writer […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]