Life on the Hill doesn’t exactly allow ample opportunity for experimentation with cooking, leading to a routine diet at the dining halls. Over the course of the quarter, columnist Andrew Warner sets out to break the culinary monotony of dorm life, armed with a rice cooker and a few pantry staples. I have never made […]
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Alum, producer of ‘Vice World of Sports’ reinterprets rivalry in sports culture
Sports rivalries aren’t just another aspect of the game for Jeremy White. Rivalry has been his work – and his life – for almost a year. The film director and alumnus is the series producer of Viceland’s “Vice World of Sports,” a documentary series that covers both local and professional sports stories around the world. […]
Students dust off ’90s grunge trend to express individuality
Saraia Driver does not wear cutesy dresses. Instead, the first-year neuroscience student’s closet consists of Dr. Martens, chokers and fishnet tights, which she likes to layer under shorts. Her outfits are heavily influenced by the grunge style from the ’90s era, she said. Grunge culture originated from the Seattle music scene, which included bands such […]
UCLA professor curates African art exhibit at LACMA
Polly Nooter Roberts woke up before dawn to drive with her parents to see African villages’ masquerades during the three years she spent growing up in Liberia. Her parents’ growing interest in African arts and culture would eventually rub off onto Roberts herself. A world arts and cultures professor at UCLA, Roberts brought her appreciation […]
TFT graduate students stage four-play event ‘Project III’
Tales of emigration, existentialism and blind ambition share the stage for UCLA’s theatrical event “Project III.” Four plays by graduate students of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television comprise “Project III,” a production project for their theater directing course. The four pieces – “The Emigrants,” “I Am The Wind,” “The Chairs” and “Venus” – […]
Grad student directs film about 911 call for attempted school shooting
Reed Van Dyk was writing a film about a mass shooting when he realized he didn’t know how a 911 dispatcher answered the phone. Listening to a real 911 call during an attempted shooting at an Atlanta elementary school, however, gave him the inspiration for a different film. “After hearing that phone call, I kept […]
Student drag show at Hedrick Hall seeks to question gender binary
Cooper Reynolds will emcee Hedrick Hall’s first drag show as Lorelei, his blonde drag queen persona. Reynolds, the show’s host and executive producer, and other members of UCLA’s Hedrick Hall resident government council have been planning the Hedrick Hall Drag Show since the beginning of the quarter. Wednesday’s event will feature six two-minute performances by […]