With around 12 minutes to go in the first half of UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Cal Sunday, sophomore forward/center Tony Parker checked into the game looking to build off his career performance in the previous game. One minute later, he was back on the bench, a towel draped over his head, with two fouls […]
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UCLA men’s basketball holds off Cal’s rally, wins 76-64
Leading by 18 with just over 15 minutes to play, UCLA basketball had Cal on the ropes Sunday night with sole possession of second place in the Pac-12 just about wrapped up. But first, to close out an eventual 76-64 victory, they had to overcome a Bird problem.
Graduate student designers develop costumes based on painting
To costume designer and professor Deborah Landis, the story of a stage performance begins before the characters utter a single word. Landis, founding director of the David Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design, said costumes are integral in developing the characters’ story. Through the art of costume design, eight students strive to create […]
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Ensemble to perform at Fowler
Josh Johnson, a saxophone player, received a Thelonious Monk compilation for Christmas in seventh grade. Little did he know that years later, he would be developing his repertoire as a jazz musician in the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, learning from some of the greatest living jazz musicians of our time. The Thelonious Monk Institute […]
TFT student’s ‘Of Love, My Siren’ inspired by Chinatown
Chinese dragons, fortune cookies, flashing pagodas. Classic icons of San Francisco’s Chinatown illuminate the screen as a sultry nightclub singer takes the stage in a crowded speakeasy. In the midst of her performance, a mysterious gentleman at the back of the room catches her eye. So begins UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television student […]
UCLA students interpret “Recess” in Broad Art Center exhibit
Upon entering New Wight Gallery, a transparent sheet filled with multitudes of identical doll heads wearing different colored hats stands out. However, under closer inspection, one realizes the hats are actually condoms. In contrast to the innocence associated with recess, “P.O.P.”, a piece by fourth-year Design | Media Arts student Jed Bass, combines a child’s […]
Synthesis Dance Theater to showcase broad range of styles
After four years of dancing together, Grace Matteson and Taylor Whitakers’ years of close friendship inevitably surface in the synchronization of their movements. “We have connected so much outside of dancing that now we connect in the dance,” Matteson said. “You can tell when people dancing have a connection but it’s something you just have […]