This post was updated Jan. 21 at 4:38 p.m. UCLA students demonstrated alongside hundreds of thousands of protesters at the second annual Los Angeles Women’s March on Saturday. Protesters at the march in downtown Los Angeles advocated against President Donald Trump’s administration and in support of women’s rights. Holding signs saying “Women’s rights are human […]
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Q&A: Piano professor shares how Soviet Union background influences her music
Inna Faliks’ Soviet Union household only had three rooms for seven people and no telephone – but it did have music. Growing up, Faliks’ parents encouraged a creative childhood that included reading books and cultivating interest in music. Now a concert pianist and UCLA professor of piano, Faliks will perform the protest composition “The People […]
Student collaborates with major fashion brands before turning 18
Connor Brashier’s first experience with photography was playing with his father’s spare cameras. Now the 18-year-old’s work includes traveling to Costa Rica, Miami and Tulum, Mexico, shooting catalogs and lookbooks for brands such as PacSun. Brashier, a first-year economics student and videographer, has worked professionally with numerous clothing brands, artists and influencers, including Pura Vida […]
Lessons in Laughter: Comedians showcase improv at Winter Welcome Comedy Show
Student comics at the Winter Welcome Comedy Show joked about New Years’ resolutions, college and self-identity. “Everything I want to do this year makes me an objectively worse person,” said Pippa Spindel, a second-year cognitive science student who performed during the show. Shenanigans Comedy Club hosted the quarterly show in the Humanities Building on Friday […]
Photo: Vietnamese Culture Night focused on cultural assimilation, change over time
Art students depict change by bringing LA seasons into Powell rotunda
Students in search of some sunlit studying need not look any further than the campus library’s rotunda. The Art History Undergraduate Student Association created an art exhibition in Powell Library focusing on different incarnations of the four seasons, revealing each artists’ personal relation to seasonal change. The exhibition opened Thursday and will run until Feb. […]
Cold shooting dooms UCLA men’s basketball in 68-59 loss to Colorado
This post was updated Jan. 13 at 10:35 p.m. UCLA’s performance Saturday night might have been “as cold as the Rockies,” but it sure wasn’t refreshing. “When we took the floor I thought we were flat,” said coach Steve Alford. “I think that was as poor as we’ve played all year.” UCLA struggled to hit […]