Student documents emotions, experiences in original songs

Danielle Bongiovanni wrote her song “Bees” a year after dreaming someone put a swarm of the buzzing insects in her chest. “Bees” is also the first song Bongiovanni shared on SoundCloud, which now hosts seven of the second-year theater student’s original songs. She said she combines her love for poetry and life experiences to create […]

UCLA’s numerous dance groups allow students to find their rhythm

With more than 20 dance groups on campus, it can be difficult to find a niche. But whether a dancer’s passions lie in choreographing, competing for a top prize or even learning the basics to wow friends and family, the UCLA dance community offers students numerous opportunities to get involved. Ballroom Founded two years ago, […]

Students reflect on featured films chosen for Downtown LA Film Festival

The UCLA-USC rivalry will step off the football field and into the Regal LA LIVE Studio 14. Ten films directed by students at UCLA Extension and USC will screen at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival on Sept. 24. Following the theme “Frame Yourself,” the students looked back on their pasts to craft films that […]

UCLA football suffers first loss of season to Memphis 48-45

This article was updated Sept. 16 at 5:41 p.m. MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Four plays into UCLA’s final drive Saturday, it looked like the Bruins were on their way to another epic ending. Then junior quarterback Josh Rosen made a mistake, flinging a would-be interception that forced sophomore receiver Theo Howard to commit pass interference just to avoid […]

UCLA allows big plays, falls behind Memphis 27-24 at halftime

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—UCLA football was a long way from Hollywood on Saturday, but the screen play knows no bounds. The No. 25 Bruins entered halftime down 27-24 to the Memphis Tigers after being torched by screen passes for touchdowns of 42 and 47 yards. After UCLA jumped out to a 17-7 lead early in the second […]

LA to host 2028 Summer Olympics, athletes to use UCLA facilities

Los Angeles is now officially set to host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, following a vote by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday. Los Angeles, which will be using UCLA campus facilities during the games, declared candidacy for the 2028 Olympics in July. Although the city originally intended to host the games in 2024, following […]