Leaning against the open door of a vintage car on the cover of her latest album, Lana Del Rey evokes a sense of melancholy and lonely sentiments that reflects the songs of “Ultraviolence.” The third studio album by the songstress, “Ultraviolence” ditches the pop, upbeat energy of her previous albums, “Born to Die” and “Paradise,” […]
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Donald Neuen retires after 50 years of collegiate conducting
About 60 years ago, a church choir asked second-year Bluffton University student Donald Neuen to step in as conductor, a request that the undergraduate accepted hesitantly. But when he stood in front of the church choir, any uncertainty that Neuen had about his future – whether he should be a professional baseball player or a […]
Damaged water tank forces UniCamp to cancel first session
UniCamp, UCLA’s official student charity, canceled its first week of camp and may have more camp closures this summer because of $36,550 worth of damage to the site’s water tank. UniCamp recruits hundreds of UCLA student volunteers each year to run a summer camp in the San Bernardino Mountains. Camp leaders discovered a leak in […]
Out of Focus: Brilliance of ‘Days of Heaven’ lies in filmmaker’s reliance on visuals
The golden hour in filmmaking is a brief and fleeting time of day directly before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is painted in lush yellows and warm reds. It evokes an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, loss and melancholy – a reason it has become the ideal time for filmmakers and photographers to shoot. […]
Movie Review: ‘Maleficent’
The classic fairy tale is comprised of very predictable elements: a mystical land with magical creatures, set in a time long ago. We know very well the events that are about to unfold even before we see them. However, the revisionist, live-action look at the popular cartoon villain, the self-described “Mistress of All Evil” from […]
Union representing postdocs reaches settlement with UC
A union representing postdoctoral scholars announced Tuesday that it reached a settlement with the University of California, after the union alleged that the University overcharged and gave some of its members incorrect information about their healthcare benefits.
Out of Focus: Egyptian Theatre to showcase Buñuel’s best films
From the smoke-filled cafes of 1920s Paris, where his landmark film “Un Chien Andalou” was concocted with Salvador Dalí, to the poverty-stricken slums of 1950s Mexico, Luis Buñuel crafted a variety of masterpieces that would cement his status as one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. Blending surrealism with elements of naturalism, and dealing in a […]