Luau performers scrambled to their rehearsal positions with the playful, nimble sound of the ukelele on one side of the room and the mighty beats of tribal drums on the other. Each year, the Luau is a chance for performers to share the meanings behind each dance with the UCLA community and beyond, said Dayna […]
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Creative kidnapping story spurs Snapchat fame
A Snapchat story depicted two students in De Neve Gardenia being kidnapped during finals week of winter quarter. Improvised as a sequence of 10-second Snapchat stories, the fictional narrative of the two students compelled followers of the UCLA campus Snapchat story to drag down the refresh button and find out what would happen next. This […]
The Brunch Club: Salt’s Cure
The starter pack of an urban chic restaurant includes cement floors, pipe decor, modern white chairs, silver-wired lamps and mason jars. The interior design of Salt’s Cure fits the city warehouse theme, but its food is rustic country all the way. Located on Highland Avenue in Hollywood, Salt’s Cure was on a few lists of […]
UCLA musicians fuse classical with alternative on Coachella stage
Three UCLA musicians clutched their string instruments and bows. In the Mojave tent, a few improvised notes echoed from their instruments during the sound check. The notes sounded different than the electronic and alternative sounds that pervaded the Coachella stages. Classically trained UCLA musicians – Camille Miller, Julien Altmann and Eric Lee – performed their […]
Professor works with the Getty on exhibition of Buddhist cave art
Peter Sellars traveled halfway across the globe to see the dusty caverns of the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang, China. “It was so overwhelming. The caves are so amazing in the history of arts, and yet a cool thing about them, they’re also amazing in the history of Buddhism,” Sellars said. “The cave paintings had musicians […]
Sounds of Schoenberg: The Japanese ensemble
Dozens of instruments cluttered the floor of the cramped Schoenberg room, creating a carpet of wood, string and metal pieces. In the back corner, an intricate and large Japanese drum loomed over the small instruments surrounding it. The drum’s colorful skin starkly contrasted with the blank brick of the wall behind it. The drum, or […]
Poke trend grows in Westwood with new restaurant opening
A mixture of bright red tuna, rubbery octopus, vegetables and pineapple glistened on a bed of white and brown rice – topped with ponzu, spicy mayo, white ginger, seaweed salad and vivid orange masago. The dish, called poke, smelled of the sea and waited for the plunge of a hungry student’s fork. Originating in Hawaii, […]