Judea Pearl’s fourth-grade teacher and classmates insisted he was wrong. They were convinced the area of a kilometer-length square was a thousand square meters, not a million like Pearl said. Pearl was unphased: He thought his teacher had made a mistake. Two days later, she apologized. “That was when I first started questioning authority,” he […]
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Dance alumnus uses choreography to explore, teach new styles
Alex Swift Almaraz’s first tattoo reads, “Live hard, die free.” The tattoo reflects a mantra he would later devise, taking inspiration from the words of house dance pioneer Marjory Smarth: “Live true, dance free.” Almaraz, a UCLA alumnus, will share his passion for teaching and performing hip-hop, house dance and Chicago footwork this summer. After […]
Graduation Issue 2018
Enclosed in this edition of Graduation Issue, the Daily Bruin’s final edition for the 2017-2018 academic year, is a timeline of your past four years at UCLA – a glimpse at stories past, present and peek into future stories untold.
UCLA art student creates pieces melding ancient myths, technology
Sarah Rosalena Brady drew inspiration from both artificial intelligence and ancient sculptures for her upcoming exhibition. The design media arts graduate student will debut “Coyotes in Two Directions,” an art gallery featuring three technological works, Thursday at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA’s Art | Sci Center gallery. Brady’s kinetic art pieces, “The Animist,” “Coyotes […]
Thrower Justin Stafford rebounds from injury with NCAA spot, UCLA top-10 record
When junior thrower Justin Stafford entered the weight room at Saddleback College on April 13, 2015, everything was going according to plan. Stafford’s goal of making it to a Division I track and field program was coming to fruition. The day before, he had finished first among freshmen in the hammer throw and discus at […]
Atomic City
The current contract for the Los Alamos National Laboratory expires in September 2018, and the UC, which has been involved in the management of the lab since its inception in varying capacities, submitted a bid last year to manage the lab.
Fire Followers
In fall and winter of 2017, fires ravaged through the state of California, eating through homes, trees and brush ranging from Northern California to UCLA’s own doorstep. The effects were and continue to be debilitating for the victims. UCLA community members impacted by the fires have begun to rise from the ashes, learning to operate […]