Delivery service NEED Westwood rides into UCLA, but on electric scooters

Students should only worry about taking exams – not getting the blue books needed for them, said Angel Herrera. Co-founded in 2019 by the third-year theater student alongside his friends, second-year economics and philosophy student David Lin and second-year film student Rohun Vora, NEED Westwood features student couriers completing delivery services on electric scooters. Vora […]

Game Music Ensemble reminisces on childhood video games in final concert

Most may think of video games as an indoor activity, but UCLA’s Game Music Ensemble will bring game soundtracks to life in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden on Thursday. Christopher Thai, the chamber music director of GME, said the ensemble will play music from games including Pokémon, Mega Man and League of Legends. Since […]

Experimental works invite interaction, comment on sociopolitical systems

Curators usually chide visitors for touching an artistic installation. But in “An Unreal Unity,” interaction is key. The ongoing exhibition featuring work from graduating design media arts students will be displayed in the New Wight Gallery in Broad Art Center through Thursday. Jennifer Steinkamp, a design media arts professor, curated the exhibition and said the […]

Karma is a satanist magician avenging middle school slights, in grad student’s play

Sometimes, a multimillionaire satanist magician can be the answer to one’s prayers. The concept might not be realistic, but Jeffrey Limoncelli used it as a means to explore past sins and revenge. Limoncelli, a graduate playwriting student, will present “The Answer to Your Prayers” at the School of Theater, Film and Television’s New Play Festival. […]

Baseball players’ choice of walk-up tunes connects performance to crowd

Joshua Kelley did not get to choose what blasted over the Rose Bowl loudspeakers when he took the field last fall. Jaylen Hands never got to play his favorite song for the crowd when he jogged over to the substitution table at Pauley Pavilion. But at Jackie Robinson Stadium, every Bruin gets to control one […]

Group’s play examines different perspectives of conflict by involving audience

Audience members will vote on a doctor’s fate after he uncovers a clandestine truth. On Sunday at Schoenberg Hall, the CFan Chinese Theater Group will perform “An Enemy of the People,” a 19th-century play by Henrik Ibsen. The play follows Dr. Thomas Stockmann and his investigation of possibly contaminated water, which the townspeople use to […]

Scholarship fund struggles to reach half mark, Centennial raises extra $500 million

This post was updated on May 17 at 5:33 p.m. Despite being more than half a billion dollars short of its target donations for student scholarships, UCLA reached its Centennial Campaign fundraising goal nearly a year ago. UCLA began its Centennial Campaign fundraising efforts May 2014 and pledged to raise funds for areas such as […]