Hearts beat faster. The music grows louder. The crowd goes wild. This is how a fourth-year English student Jeremy Ortiz, who has been dancing all four years of college, remembers Battle Royale. Each year, UCLA hip-hop dance teams ACA Hip Hop, VSU Modern, Samahang Modern and NSU Modern compete in Battle Royale. The combination of […]
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Diverse music playlists give each dining hall its own flavor
Kristóf Almásy ducked into Rendezvous to make a call about organizing a club event. Just when the conversation turned serious, the familiar “Macarena” blared through the restaurant’s speakers. The catchy tune turned what would have been a routine phone call suddenly into an amusing memory for the third-year political science student. Each UCLA dining hall […]
Muslim students to unveil truth behind stigmas at the Hijab Monologues
Damali Stennette was wearing her hijab when a Christian preacher singled her out from the Bruin Walk crowd. The preacher said, “You are evil, and everything that will come out of your womb is evil because you are Muslim.” Stennette, a fourth-year anthropology student, said she chooses to continue wearing the hijab despite occasional harassment […]
Mathematics department’s Will Conley receives My Last Lecture Award
Throughout the school year, Will Conley spends many nights at UCLA, coaching students in his review sessions and greeting them not only with firm handshakes and polite hellos, but also hugs, requests for selfies and laughs. Conley, an assistant adjunct professor of mathematics, won the My Last Lecture Award on Tuesday. The award, which is […]
Comedy ensemble Company fuses individual talents for Spring Sing 2016
Brandon Papo was editing video footage around 2 a.m. in Melnitz Hall. He had not slept in four nights and was beginning to doze off. He eventually fell asleep Monday night – or rather, Tuesday morning – with his head on one rolling chair and his legs on another. Papo, a third-year film student, filmed […]
Three Bruin alums stand out entering the NBA Finals
In recent years, the Bruins have slipped from national relevance at the college basketball level. At the pro level, though, the impact of the UCLA program is as clear as ever, especially as the NBA playoffs reach their latter stages. Atop the postseason leaderboards in double-doubles is a pair of ex-Bruins in Oklahoma City point […]
UCLA student-curated art show explores stereotypes of the Black body
The pieces were set and the theme decided, but Hanna Girma still couldn’t think of a name for her debut art show. The fourth-year world arts and cultures student had worked with eight artists, some of whom were acquaintances of her professors and some her personal friends. They had responded with disparate works, such as […]