Student receives Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship at LACMA

Lilia Taboada grew up surrounded by art. The third-year world arts and cultures student said being raised in a bi-racial family paved the way for many childhood memories spent within art museums, learning about the identity and culture of her mixed heritage. At the same time, her father, Arturo Taboada, brought some of his architectural […]

Fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam to speak on mental health

For student poets like Eunice Gonzalez and Kevin Yang, writing poetry has a therapeutic value. On Tuesday in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon, seasoned and beginning poets alike will take the stage at the fifth annual KnockOut Poetry Jam, a noncompetitive performance organized by the Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art, a student group that […]

Bruins’ water polo redeems LBS loss with USC victory

Finding itself in an unfamiliar position this weekend, the UCLA men’s water polo team put together a dominant victory over USC on Sunday. Following a major upset loss to Long Beach State in Saturday’s semifinal, UCLA quickly bounced back with a wire-to-wire win in the third-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship Tournament. […]

Player combats multiple injuries, makes successful comeback as DB

It took just three games for Anthony Jefferson’s dreams to derail. As a senior at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, the now-redshirt senior defensive back dominated on both sides of the ball. As a wide receiver, he had 63 catches for 1,286 yards and 15 touchdowns. He added 42 tackles and two interceptions on […]

UCLA Philharmonia to play classical, contemporary music at UCLA, LACMA

Classical music has survived for centuries, evolving with each new composer’s contribution to the genre. However, music department chair Neal Stulberg said the UCLA Philharmonia student orchestra seeks to bridge the gap between older symphonic music and the more contemporary. Stulberg, who has served as conductor and music director for the Philharmonia since 2005, said […]

Omni-Musicality Group experiments with integration, improvisation

First comes tuning meditation. Musicians and audience members alike sing and listen to the sounds of their voices filling the air. Then comes a jazz number with a rhythmic twist. Finally, a cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” is done in the style of the second line tradition of New Orleans’ brass band parades. Eric Schmidt, […]

Q&A: Composer Patrick Gleeson talks film-scoring, ‘Crossroads’ legacy

Bohemian artists and beatniks flocked to San Francisco in droves during the 1950s and 1960s. At the height of this wave of migration, legendary avant-garde filmmaker Bruce Conner made the city his home and began creating filmic assemblages that juxtaposed snippets of archived footage set to music.