Album Review: ‘Motion’

As the highest-paid DJ of 2013 and 2014 according to Forbes magazine, Calvin Harris is no stranger to concocting catchy dance beats and surefire radio hits, some of which include 2011’s “Feel So Close” and “We Found Love” with Rihanna. True to his signature style, his newest album, “Motion,” comes across as more mainstream radio […]

Chloe Lew: Passage of Prop. 47 provides new hope for California

The votes have been cast and counted, and it looks like California is finally sorting out its priorities – that is, as supporters have been chanting for months, schools, not prisons. With a majority vote, Proposition 47 passed tonight, effectively reducing the penalty for certain nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, and rerouting those funds […]

Passage of diversity requirement proposal met with optimism

Some students are optimistic that a new diversity requirement will help them understand different cultures, if professors follow through by developing a comprehensive curriculum. “UCLA is a diverse university because of the makeup of the students, but that doesn’t mean everyone is aware of it,” said Evelyn Tran, a fourth-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics […]

Across the Pond: Fat White Family to tear up Echo with high-energy UK punk

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 […]

UCLA unveils new Edie & Lew Wasserman Building, research center

Campus officials unveiled the new Edie & Lew Wasserman Building, a research center and patient-care facility, at a private ceremony earlier this week. The building is dedicated to the late philanthropists Edie Wasserman and Lew Wasserman, who were among UCLA’s most ardent supporters, according to a UCLA press release. Among those at the ceremony were […]

Zoey Freedman: New LAUSD superintendent should simplify college application process

Los Angeles’s public school system may finally be getting the attention it needs – even if it is stemming from negative events. Los Angeles Unified School District’s Superintendent John Deasy resigned on Oct. 16 after almost four years in the position. Although Deasy made great strides in increasing attendance and graduation rates by reducing the […]