This post was updated on May 16 at 12:57 p.m. The undergraduate student government election board backtracked on its decision to disqualify a candidate after consulting with an administrator. Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board Chair Jack Price overruled the board’s ad hoc investigative committee majority vote decision to disqualify Bruins United general representative candidate […]
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Susan B. Anthony opera spotlights suffragette struggle, women’s rights
Michelle Drever said she can’t help but tear up as she sings the words of Susan B. Anthony. Drever, a graduate voice student, is one of three women portraying the suffragette in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s upcoming show, “The Mother of Us All.” The opera, which follows Anthony’s life and legacy […]
Alumnus explores heritage through multimedia at Pop-Up Magazine’s LA show
Gustavo Arellano knew exactly what he wanted to talk about on the stage of the Ace Hotel’s theater: a belt. For Arellano, a Latin American studies alumnus, the belt holds personal and political significance for his family and society during the Trump administration. Arellano shared the stage and told his story alongside other media creators […]
UCLA student’s nonprofit provides prosthetics for people affected by Syrian war
Haya Kaliounji and her family were forced to flee their hometown in 2012 after a civil war broke out in Syria. After staying in Lebanon for six months, her family moved to the United States on her mother’s work visa in search of a new life in Los Angeles. Kaliounji, a third-year physiological science student, […]
Students cultivate Hindustani tradition via outdoor, botanical performance
This post was updated May 10 at 12:26 p.m. Ram Kaundinya and Justin Inbar will play Hindustani classical music in its traditional outdoor location at their upcoming event, “Ethnomusicology in the Garden: Hindustani Classical Music.” Together, Inbar and Kaundinya will perform traditional Northern Indian music at The Nest amphitheater in the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias […]
Tennis freshman reflects on father’s coaching, career trajectory
When Bryce Pereira was born, Melwin Pereira placed a tennis ball in his newborn son’s hands. “I’ve never met anyone else that loves tennis more than him,” said the freshman of his father. “Whether it’s taking out the trash, doing homework or even eating, (everything) is related somehow to tennis.” Unlike his son, Melwin Pereira […]
Career center to replace BruinView with widespread online platform
UCLA’s Career Center is moving to a new online career-management platform this month. Handshake, a student-created platform that launched in 2014, will replace UCLA’s BruinView services for all students starting May 14. The Career Center is switching to the new service because it allows students to more easily discover career opportunities and allows postings to […]