Max Dower had to choose between taking the bar exam and focusing on his social media-based business. He chose the latter. Growing up, the alumnus was always drawing just for fun. In July 2013, he started posting photos of his art on Instagram under the name Unfortunate Portrait. It quickly blew up; now he has […]
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UCLA pianists compose friendship through classical notes
A combination of motorcycle and car accidents brought pianist Jihyun Lily Moon’s musical and academic career to a halt midway through her second year at UCLA. Injured nerves in her right shoulder and arm prevented Moon from playing the piano at a competitive level. Moon spent two and a half years away from UCLA and […]
UCLA to co-host 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games
For the first time since 1999, the Special Olympics is bringing back its flagship event, the World Summer Games, to the United States. The event will take place in Los Angeles, with several events to be held at the UCLA campus. Back in 2011, Timothy Shriver, the chairman of the board of directors of the […]
Second-round pick Norman Powell emerges as leader in NBA summer league
LAS VEGAS — The day Norman Powell was selected in the NBA draft, he realized a lifelong dream. “This is what I dreamed of as a little kid,” Powell said. “It’s just a surreal feeling that I’m actually here being able to do what I always dreamed about doing.” But even though Powell heard his […]
Emerging trend of surprise albums puts focus on artists
The music industry died once and may be dying again, with the power shifting from music industry executives to the hands of artists. The emerging trend of artists dropping surprise albums without promotion is switching the attention from the music industry to the artists themselves. Robert Fink, a professor of musicology at UCLA who also […]
Men’s water polo aims to prove itself in World University Games
Rare opportunities are the outgrowth of self-generated success. Entrepreneurs and businesspeople know that. So does UCLA men’s water polo. The 2014 national championship trophy has been sitting in the J.D. Morgan Center long enough to gather dust, and the banner at Spieker Aquatics Center has faded slightly from the sun – reminders of the December […]
Former Bruins feature at Women’s World Cup
The United States women’s national team opens the Round of 16 Monday after winning Group D in the opening round of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The team looks to claim the title after falling short in the championship game in 2011. The United States is coached by former UCLA coach Jillian Ellis, whose […]