Hear This Not That: Thee Oh Sees’ album reinvents rock, Title Tracks’ is unoriginal

Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. This week, Lee compares the originality of two releases from Friday, Title […]

Movie review: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is the best J.K. Rowling creation since “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” For the most part the film matches, if not betters, the best wizarding world installments, and Rowling succeeds in bringing the wonder back to her world that was so desperately lacking in the brooding […]

Movie review: ‘Bleed for This’

Boxing movies have one theme in common: They are always about the underdog.   “Bleed for This” tells the true story of Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller), a boxing champion who returns to the ring after suffering a neck injury. Despite its inspirational story, the movie’s preoccupation with visual flair, lack of dynamic boxing sequences and […]

Bar Necessities: Mom’s Bar

Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Over the next 10 weeks, they explain which have the […]

UCLA loss to USC sends ripples through water polo world

The most exciting men’s water polo games in the past two seasons have all been at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatics Center. Last year, it was the championship game at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference tournament, the most competitive water polo contest in the country according to UCLA coach Adam Wright. The Bruins’ unbeaten record was […]

Kris Wilkes’ commitment vaults 2017 UCLA basketball class to top spot

Five-star forward Kris Wilkes committed to UCLA basketball Sunday morning, giving the Bruins the top 2017 class in Scout.com’s updated rankings. The 6-foot-8-inch small forward out of North Central High School, Indianapolis, will join fellow five-star point guard Jaylen Hands, four-stars Jalen Hill and Cody Riley and three-star LiAngelo Ball in Pauley next season as […]

Editorial: Students must continue to fight for equality, inclusivity

Voters across the nation elected Donald Trump to the presidency Tuesday, along with a Republican-controlled Senate and House of Representatives. This government looks bleak for many, but we cannot let the results disillusion us from the American dream. The UCLA community, which voted heavily for Hillary Clinton according to the Daily Bruin’s exit polling, turned […]