UCLA plans to create a $15 million fund dedicated to sustainable energy projects, officials announced Tuesday. The fund comes in addition to past contributions to sustainability efforts made by UCLA, now totaling $35 million. As a campus with several sustainable programs already, UCLA continues to promote energy-efficient projects, including sensors that shut off lights when […]
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Album Review: ‘1989’
Taylor Swift should probably leave the pop music of the ’80s to Madonna, Paula Abdul and Michael Jackson. Although Swift’s new album, “1989,” is peppy and cheerful, it is a far fall from her four previous studio albums. In her new album, Swift has exchanged her cowboy boots and country roots for a synthesized pop […]
Across the Pond: EDM DJ SBTRKT produces subtle, layered sounds in new album
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way […]
The pLAces you’ll go: Amoeba Music
There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. But don’t let size steer you away from your sense of adventure and curiosity. Each week this quarter, follow columnist Maryrose […]
Animal rights activist groups target student vivisectionists
Animal rights activists are offering money in exchange for information on student researchers involved in animal experiments at universities in the U.K. and the U.S., including UCLA. Though no incidents have been reported at UCLA so far, university police sent a cautionary email last month alerting faculty and students to keep an eye out for […]
Up Next: Netflix revives ‘The Killing’ for satisfying series conclusion
The rise of original online programming has revolutionized the way we consume television. But are any of these new shows actually worth watching? Up Next highlights noteworthy original content from Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Studios and examines how the flexible online format functions within each show. All you need is a laptop and your friend’s […]
Movie Review: ‘White Bird in a Blizzard’
Through a mildly bizarre world – both dysfunctional yet perfectly credible – director Gregg Araki creates a family trapped between yearning and truth. Based on the book by Laura Kasischke, “White Bird in a Blizzard” is a coming-of-age story about Kat Conner (Shailene Woodley), a girl growing up in the 1980s. It features all of […]