After a doctor told him he had one year to live, stand-up comic and terminal cancer patient Quincy Jones said his one wish was to air his own comedy special. With the help of Ellen DeGeneres and a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $50,000, HBO is set to make Jones’ dream a reality June 2 […]
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Q&A: Director of opera studies wants students to see opera as accessible
Peter Kazaras found solace in theater and opera amid Vietnam War demonstrations, protests and clouds of tear gas. For Kazaras, the director of opera studies at UCLA, music and theater provided a haven away from the chaos of the outside world to retreat to throughout his undergraduate years. Though Kazaras initially worked at a law […]
Feminist collective voidLab held poster exhibition at Broad
A casual party conversation caught Kate Hollenbach off guard. “So what are you doing at this party? You obviously aren’t in computer science.” Hollenbach not only hosted the party but also has a computer science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology – but that’s not the point. She was bothered when someone assumed that she, […]
Sounds of Schoenberg: The Venerable Dark Cloud
UCLA ethnomusicology students from the 1920s to the 1950s could only study foreign instruments in textbooks before the arrival of the Javanese gamelan. In 1958, American ethnomusicologist Mantle Hood purchased the Venerable Dark Cloud gamelan, a collection of 83 percussion instruments. Hood bought the ensemble from a Chinese merchant in Solo, Indonesia, for approximately $20,000 […]
Graduate art student explores intersections of human, technology
Nikita Gale and her then-girlfriend’s voices rose in pitch and anticipation as they sat parked in front of a gas station in late spring 2015 weighing the pros and cons of abandoning weekend plans in Joshua Tree and driving to Vegas to get married. As they spoke, Gale’s iPhone recorded their 10-minute conversation. A video […]
First-year draws her own path through the field of graphic design
The morning sun rays peeked through Natalie Sypkens’ Rieber Hall window. Sypkens laid out paint brushes, fine point pens and a sketchbook. She tied up her hair, popped in headphones and got to work. For the first-year undeclared student, graphic design is not just her hobby, but her job. Scroll through Free People’s blog or […]
Q&A: Musician Matisyahu aims to up tempo of interaction at UCLA performance
Matisyahu draws from the Jewish philosophical ideas found in the Torah and Kabbalah for inspiration when shaping his music. When performing the music, the Grammy-nominated reggae artist said he tries to create an environment in which his audience can connect with their own psyche, emotions and intellect. In 2016, Matisyahu is performing with special guest […]