Sounds of Schoenberg: The Chinese dizi

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This week, we highlight the Chinese “dizi,” a bamboo flute. Rose Boomsma sat in a music room in Schoenberg Hall with her […]

Party Flavors: Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Shallot Dip

The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Brussels sprouts can be a polarizing force among humans. Very few people […]

Surgeons find haven from hospital by performing in indie rock band

Four surgeons changed out of their scrubs, stashed away their surgical tools and plugged in their electric guitars when the workday ended at night. Plastic surgeons Jason Roostaeian, Robert Kang and Phuong Nguyen and oral surgeon Solomon Poyourow are equally at home working beneath operating room lights and in front of stage lights. In 2011, […]

Suede skirts earn long-term position in wardrobes as statement pieces

Leather’s less durable but softer sibling has found its way from the runways and fashion blogosphere onto UCLA’s campus. Female students have been spotted wearing suede material made into an A-line and high-waisted skirt. The skirt with its signature button-down is usually worn in warm colors including the classic light brown, a darker chocolaty shade, […]

Poetry slam aims to support, raise awareness for incarcerated women

Justin Christopher sits outside of Campbell Hall. He has no paper in hand, no exact verse in mind. His lips move silently, forming what will eventually become “The American Dream of Captivity,” a spoken-word piece that explores his past as a previously incarcerated man. The African American studies graduate student will perform this piece Monday […]

Sounds of Schoenberg: The Levantine buzuq

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This week, we highlight the Levantine buzuq, a long-necked fretted lute. A car sped away from the city of Detroit, and a […]

Let’s Animate: Bruin Animated Filmmakers heads first project on vegetarian zombie

Daily Bruin A&E is following the Bruin Animated Filmmakers, a new club on campus, as they create a short animated film. In this week’s installment: an introduction to the club, the premise of their film and their storyboarding process. Zombie Mike is more preoccupied with his tedious, long days as an accountant than with his […]