Through dancing and participating in the Holi festival on Saturday, Naeha Lakshmanan found UCLA ties to a familiar culture. The second-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student performed at Holi at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on Saturday with the rest of her South Asian dance team. The team, UCLA Abhinaya, performed Bharatanatyam, a type […]
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UCLA student groups to reunite for second ‘A Cappellooza’
On Sunday night, UCLA a cappella groups will share the stage with students they mentor, filling De Neve auditorium with music. A Cappelloozais the only show of the year in which 13 of the on-campus a cappella groups will all be performing. In addition, a variety of on-campus service organizations will present on their missions. […]
Student musicians ‘Takht Dirty’ at Fowler Out Loud
The precise plucking of a string with his nail creates an internal experience for musician Farzad Amoozegar-Fassie. From this spiritual perspective, the setar is a part of Amoozegar-Fassie’s body and soul. Arab and Persian music traditions will mesh together on campus Thursday as graduate student Amoozegar-Fassie and student Arab music group Takht Dirty bring their […]
Hooligan’s ‘Legally Blonde’ opens at Macgowan Hall Friday
Almost seven years after the fictional UCLA alumna first conquered Harvard Law School on Broadway, Elle Woods comes back to her alma mater in the Hooligan Theatre Company’s production of “Legally Blonde: The Musical.” The Hooligan Theatre Company, a student-run group that offers an opportunity for students of all majors to participate in educational theater […]
UCLA volleyball player Hagen Smith finds mental clarity in surfing
The early morning sky began to brighten as the car sped west down Sunset Boulevard. UCLA men’s volleyball player Hagen Smith’s fingers were crossed as he looked out the window toward the horizon. “So far, from here, it’s better than I thought,” he says, scanning the morning surf as the car turned onto the Pacific […]
UCLA’s Taiwanese American Union hosts annual culture event
He left his family in Taiwan four years ago to attend boarding school in Connecticut and an American college. Though he is still far from home, first-year statistics student Darren Ho said he has found ways to stay connected to the culture by joining the Taiwanese American Union and performing in its annual culture show […]
UCLA track and field seeks improvement in outdoors
The UCLA track and field team continues to work out the kinks as the outdoor season advances. The improvements will have to start this coming weekend, especially after losing a dual meet against Washington State a couple weeks ago. The team will once again split and head to the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, Stanford […]