Hundreds of people are participating in the 15th annual Dance Marathon – a fundraising event where students stay on their feet for 26 hours to raise money to fight pediatric AIDS. For the third year, the UCLA Pediatric AIDS Coalition is holding Dance Marathon in Pauley Pavilion. Stay with us for live updates. If you […]
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Sounds of Schoenberg: The Scottish fiddle
When Georgia Broughton decided to learn the Scottish fiddle, she went straight to Scotland. This was the farthest she had ever traveled alone, and she did not know what to expect in an unfamiliar land. Yet, once greeted by the angular landscape of the Scottish Highlands, it was clear to Broughton that she had to […]
Students hold vigil to honor victims of Lahore terrorist attack
Students honored victims of the Easter Sunday terrorist attack that killed 72 people in Lahore, Pakistan, during a vigil in Meyerhoff Park Wednesday night. About 35 students who attended the vigil, organized by the Pakistani Student Association at UCLA and the South Indian Project, held candles and listened to student speakers react to the attack […]
Music school spins out DJing competition for student DJs
Classically trained violinist Nolan Isozaki picked up an electronic music controller for the first time two and a half years ago, not expecting it to become anything but a hobby. On April 14, he will be DJing the after-party for the first-ever Electronic Music Awards and Foundation show in Los Angeles. The Herb Alpert School […]
Alumni group hooks up fans with satirical, Tinder-inspired music video
Michael Yanoska entered an unfamiliar world when he graduated in 2013, where online “dating” had taken a modern turn. In this dating world, rejecting a match could be done with just an easy swipe. When Tinder started to gain popularity in late 2013, several of Yanoska’s friends downloaded the app to look for short-term romance. […]
UCLA men’s volleyball sweeps Long Beach State in straight sets
Few things could completely ruin a Senior Night – besides being defeated in straight sets, that might do it. By those standards, the No. 4 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (20-5, 14-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will have to come to terms with losing both its first place standing in the conference and dropping […]
UCLA’s women’s basketball falls to Texas in Sweet 16
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT — Nirra Fields stole the ball and looked up. For most of her career this was where the senior guard liked to be: on the fast break on her way to a layup. In No. 3 seed UCLA’s 72-64 season ending loss to No. 2 seed Texas, it wasn’t where she wanted to […]