MFA2 dance concert unites performers’ backgrounds, styles

Dorothy Dubrule, Julio Medina and Luis Tentindo came to UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance a year and a half ago as master candidates. Over the past six months they have met every couple of weeks to offer each other advice on their pieces for the MFA2 dance show. The three dance graduate students […]

Themed community floor celebrates annual Black History Extravaganza

Delanie Hamilton-William rarely sees any other black students when she ventures onto campus. “It makes me feel kind of displaced, like I don’t belong,” said Hamilton-William, a first-year biology student. In Rieber Hall 4 North, however, Hamilton-William said she feels less isolated. The Afrikan Diaspora Studies Theme Community, created in 2008, aims to provide students […]

Women’s basketball scout team sharpens performance

One day, they are Brittanys. The next, Sophies. A week later, Lilis. On Tuesday, they may be dominant three-point shooters. On Thursday, they may be quick to drive to the basket – their purpose is adaptation. Most are unaware of their work backstage – every week behind a different facade, not demanding recognition or reward. […]

Graduate student Adam Ferriss holds show featuring computer-coded art

A banana peel, a space shuttle at liftoff and a Hawaiian beach. Over and over, the projected images change, seeming to have no relation to one another. Yet they are all linked together by one thing – a feedback loop created by Design | Media Arts graduate student Adam Ferriss. For the next several weeks, […]

Women’s basketball seniors cap home careers with 75-41 win over Arizona

An ovation filled Pauley Pavilion as coach Cori Close embraced her three senior players in celebration of their respective UCLA home careers playing on the Nell and John Wooden Court. Guard Madeline Poteet, center Luiana Livulo, forward/center Corinne Costa and undergraduate assistant Rhema Gardner finished their UCLA home careers Sunday afternoon in a 75-41 victory […]

Student zine “Nothing New” collects submissions, holds community events

On her way to watch The Memories perform at The Smell in downtown Los Angeles, fourth-year English and fine art student Ariel Kusby popped into The Last Bookstore and was stopped at the store’s bag check area. When the attendant asked if she had any books in her bag, Kusby said she had zines called […]

Softball’s win streak to be tested at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

If the Bruins can repeat their performance from last weekend, they will be walking away from the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with their heads held high, boosted by a 15-2 record and will be claiming their stake as one of the nation’s top teams. Building off a perfect 5-0 record in the Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic […]