With the sun in his face, fourth-year physiological science student Joe Douglass looked up at the Acosta Athletic Training Complex. “It’s been a long journey,” Douglass said. “I’ve spent a lot of time – put in a lot of hours – in that building.” The 6-foot senior isn’t a Division I athlete, even though his […]
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prime Spring 2015
From the challenges that transgender students face every day, to the evolution of movie theater culture in Los Angeles, to the shifting laws surrounding street cart vending and undocumented immigrants, prime – the Daily Bruin’s art, culture and lifestyle magazine – has evolved. Pick up the copy on newsstands or read it online and enjoy the best features, stories, recipes and guides it has to offer.
Pop band WASI seeks to emulate positive energy with release of EP
Jessie Meehan, the bassist of riot pop band We Are / She Is, said in high school, when the teacher would assign a presentation, a knot would grow in her stomach because she was afraid to talk in front of the class. Today, Meehan said music has made her drastically more outgoing, happy and comfortable […]
Pop band WASI seeks to emulate positive energy with release of EP
Jessie Meehan, the bassist of riot pop band We Are / She Is, said in high school, when the teacher would assign a presentation, a knot would grow in her stomach because she was afraid to talk in front of the class. Today, Meehan said music has made her drastically more outgoing, happy and comfortable […]
Jazz, funk and R&B group Fine Print takes best overall at Spring Sing
This post was updated on May 17 at 4:22 p.m. On Saturday night in Pauley Pavilion, a surprise performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer and skits by comedy group Company were interspersed with a cappella groups, dance teams, bands, solos and duets taking the Spring Sing stage. This year’s Spring […]
UCLA graduate student incorporates dance background into activism
She stood in front of the downtown Los Angeles police station for hours, repeating movements and instructions before a small group while music blared from a speaker. Shamell Bell was teaching street dancing to protesters and passersby as part of an 18-day protest following the release of Ezell Ford’s autopsy report on Dec. 29. “We […]
Women’s tennis freshmen step up to demands of national championship
UCLA women’s tennis will enter the Sweet 16 of the 2015 NCAA Tournament with the same top-six players who took home the national championship title last year. When it comes time to step on the court, those six athletes will have the knowledge and experience of playing on a national stage. The depth of the […]