Tara Turnbull first thought of the idea for her play during a high school science class. She sat on a stiff stool at a long black lab table when a vision came to her: two students sitting on a hilltop, talking about life. The daydream marked the beginning of “The Sunrise Club,” a play that […]
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Kiosks provide cheaper, quicker printing throughout campus
Students can now print on the go at 10 new printer kiosks around campus. The printers, which have been on campus since June 15, allow students to send documents to a cloud from their own phones or computers. They can retrieve them by swiping their BruinCards at the kiosks. The kiosk screens will display all […]
Shorter life sciences core series to debut in fall with video lectures
A new life sciences series will begin replacing the current Life Sciences Core Curriculum with video-based lectures in fall 2016. The new series will shorten the existing course sequence by one quarter. The Department of Life Sciences Core Education designed the Life Sciences 7 series to increase student retention and reduce the time needed to […]
Theater professor Sue-Ellen Case leaves mark on feminist, LGBT theory
When Sue-Ellen Case had to decide whether to go to Stanford or UC Berkeley to complete her doctorate in theater, the choice was a no-brainer. At the time, Berkeley was at the forefront of the feminist movement. Case said she was fascinated with the city’s rich history of radical activism, and, although she didn’t find […]
Two dead in murder-suicide on UCLA campus
This post was updated June 1 at 11:21 p.m. Two people died in a murder-suicide at UCLA’s Engineering IV building early Wednesday, police said. The shooting took place in a small office around 10 a.m., said Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck at a press conference. Both the shooter and another person died at […]
Theater group spotlights mental health, sexuality in new musical
Eleven-year-old Jonny Perl crept into his parents’ room on a mission to sneak out and watch the movie “Rent,” something that he was forbidden to view as a child. Ever since, the play has shaped Perl’s outlook on the world, he said. Now a third-year communication studies student, Perl said the first time he saw […]
Shadow puppetry to depict Persian epic ‘Shahnameh’ at Freud Playhouse
Masked actors wearing elaborate, feathered costumes manipulated puppets behind a large 15-by-30-foot screen, creating dancing shadows and silhouettes that told an ancient story of love and war. Hamid Rahmanian, the director, producer and creator of “Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic,” previewed his show in early 2016 in San Francisco, before touring at the Brooklyn […]