Reel Representation: Inclusion riders a step in right direction to diversify Hollywood

This year’s trending Oscars buzzword wasn’t #OscarsSoWhite – instead, everyone was talking about the inclusion rider. Frances McDormand ended her Best Actress acceptance speech at the Oscars with the term, referencing a provision actors and actresses can put in their contracts to stipulate specific representation standards for films that are proportionate to real-world population breakdowns. […]

Alum translates weather station data into improvised music

This article was updated March 8 at 10:41 p.m. Lee Tusman and Campbell Watson will turn a snowstorm into electronic music at their upcoming performance. Tusman and Watson will perform Saturday evening at the Ace Hotel in New York City. Tusman, a UCLA alumnus and new media artist, has teamed up with Watson, an atmospheric […]

Playing the Villain: Villains create environments which develop characters and their views

A movie is only as good as its villain, and a good villain is much more than a monster with maniacal laughter or a sinister-looking entity surrounded by henchmen. From the anarchist Joker to the cunning and brutal Annie Wilkes, countless successful films have earned their iconic status thanks to their antagonists. Each week, columnist […]

Chinese ensemble aims to bridge cultures with traditional dance, music

Two bright red Chinese dragon figures, rescued from dumpsters by a staff member, will come to life Tuesday night in a performance by the Music of China Ensemble. The performance in the Jan Popper Theater will celebrate the ensemble’s 60th anniversary and will feature ancient Chinese instruments, a traditional fan dance, a dragon dance and […]

Student art exhibition paints personal pictures of mental health

This article was updated March 5 at 2:30 p.m. Tami Chalom once ran a ruler over one of her self-portraits in frustration, smearing her image across the canvas. But the outburst made the painting even more powerful, she said. Chalom, a second-year communication student, will display her marred self-portrait, “Broken Not Bent,” on Monday in […]

Goats add fun, stretch boundaries of traditional yoga at outdoor event

Goats joined in on participants’ downward dog and cobra poses at Thursday’s outdoor yoga event. The UCLA chapter of Her Campus hosted an alternative yoga event between the Student Activities Center and Kaufman Hall. About 80 students gathered on the grass while two goats, Henry and Enzo from YoGoat LA, wandered between the students and […]

School of TFT puts on play about Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I

Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth I never met in real life, but they will onstage. The School of Theater, Film and Television’s upcoming production “Mary Stuart” will run March 2 through March 10 at UCLA’s Little Theater. The play tells the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, as she awaits her cousin Queen Elizabeth’s decision […]