Being a Division I athlete takes more than physical excellence. UCLA sports garner media attention from across the country, and teams perform in front of crowds of people who expect wins. The Ultimate Training Camp, a weeklong camp run by the Athletes in Action program, helps athletes manage the pressures of competing in the NCAA […]
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Production of ‘Spring Awakening’ navigates gender roles, adolescent hardship
Evelina Stampa’s school got in trouble for discussing “Spring Awakening” in class, but now in graduate school, she’s directing the same play on the main stage of the Little Theater. The story chronicles the struggles that a group of children face as they enter adolescence and the tragedy that results from their ignorance about adult […]
Men’s tennis falls to Ohio State in NCAA semifinal, ends tournament run
After several rain delays, the Bruins’ season came to an end. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (30-3, 8-0 Pac-12) fell 1-4 to No. 3-seeded Ohio State (34-2, 11-0 Big Ten) ending the Bruin’s NCAA tournament run. This was the first year UCLA advanced to the semifinal of the tournament since 2014. Both the Bruins and […]
Concert review: Taylor Swift at the Rose Bowl
Taylor Swift’s “reputation” tour crystallized her transformation from saccharine sweetheart to serpentine superstar. But her performance suggested that the metamorphosis has been all on her own terms. Swift radiated unapologetic self-confidence at the opening night performance of the Los Angeles leg of her “reputation” tour. The set list, which primarily featured the edgier songs of […]
Spring Sing 2018
Contestants for Spring Sing 2018 will take the stage of Pauley Pavilion on Friday. The annual event brings together music, dance and comedy performances into one evening. The Daily Bruin offers an inside look into some of the performing acts.
Student-created multimedia gallery tells stories of Holocaust survivors
Dana Schwartz was forced to say goodbye to her father without speaking or showing emotion, so as to not reveal her Jewish identity. Jacob Bresler searched for his brother for decades after World War II ended, reading countless letters and claims from all over the world. Schwartz and Bresler’s stories were featured at a multimedia […]
Photo: Students protest lack of representation at Indigenous Peoples Unite event
This post was updated May 24 at 10:55 a.m. Members of Students for Justice in Palestine held a protest at a Thursday event in which Jewish, Armenian and Kurdish students spoke about the histories of their peoples, claiming it did not acknowledge Palestinians as indigenous to the region. The event was meant to bring together […]