Klezmer originated in Eastern Europe but finds its future in a new generation of American Jewish youth. UClezLA, which took place Sunday at Schoenberg Hall, is a Yiddish culture festival which included workshops on klezmer, a musical genre containing Jewish influences and a mixture of sounds from Romani music and Polish folk music. When translated […]
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Gymnastics surpasses the competition at Collegiate Challenge with two perfect 10s
ANAHEIM, Calif. — When senior Katelyn Ohashi hit the final pass of her floor routine, Valorie Kondos Field started to lean forward – then almost face-planted onto the podium. It was a perfect 10. “Her whole floor routine is ridiculously hard,” the coach said. “Every single thing about it including the backwards split that she […]
Documentary uses virtual reality to spotlight women confronting violence in Iraq
A pair of goggles allows audience members to join the Yazidi warriors as they load guns and march through the Iraqi desert in uniform. On Friday and Saturday, UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television will feature creator Maria Bello’s virtual reality and performance piece “The Sun Ladies VR Project.” The show begins with Yazidi […]
Geek Week’s finale spiced up with all flavors of geekdom, student performances
Anime fans and Trekkies will intermingle at Geek Week’s MegaCon. As part of UCLA Residential Life’s annual Geek Week, the convention is the culminating event taking place Friday evening in the Tom Bradley International Hall and the De Neve Plaza rooms. The event will encompass themes from throughout the week such as comics and “Game […]
Potential treatments for brain diseases may arise from studying neurons in space
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 4:21 p.m. UCLA researchers launched brain cells into space last month in an attempt to understand a neurological condition that commonly affects astronauts. The samples will spend five weeks in the International Space Station, where they will be maintained by automated hardware. Once the samples return to Earth, […]
Bruins return to form in 98-83 rout of Golden Bears, picking up second Pac-12 win
This post was updated Jan. 5 at 5:39 p.m. The Bruins are playing inspired basketball again. UCLA men’s basketball (9-6, 2-0 Pac-12) took down California (5-9, 0-2 Pac-12) 98-83 on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion and secured its second straight victory under interim head coach Murry Bartow. Before Bartow took over for the fired Steve […]
Bruins burned by Flames in 15-point defeat to continue four-game losing streak
The Bruins’ early-season free-fall has reached a new low. UCLA men’s basketball (7-6) suffered its fourth consecutive loss with a 73-58 home defeat to Liberty (11-4) on Saturday afternoon. The 15-point loss marked the largest home loss of coach Steve Alford’s UCLA career. “I’ve been doing this a long time – 28 years. And you […]