The opening shot of “The Immigrant” shows the Statue of Liberty’s back turned toward the camera. She represents defiance, and wants her new visitors to know that their trip across the Atlantic will ultimately make for an elegiac, if not beautiful, tale. James Gray’s newest film, which debuted in competition at the 2013 Cannes Film […]
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UCLA baseball falls in weekend sweep against Oregon State
This weekend, UCLA baseball fought for its playoff life in a series against the Oregon State Beavers, but it was the big innings and inability to finish games that did the Bruins in. In what proved to be UCLA’s toughest challenge of the season, its series loss against second-ranked Oregon State eliminated the 2013 national […]
FIRED UP! candidate criticizes LET’S ACT! hand symbols
A candidate from the FIRED UP! slate released a statement Wednesday claiming that hand symbols used by the LET’S ACT! slate promote gang culture. Gabriel Gutierrez, the FIRED UP! candidate for Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner, issued the statement, which criticizes LET’S ACT! for using a hand sign that he says trivializes the […]
UCLA ranked No. 31 in virtual college ranking simulator
UCLA ranked 31st out of the nation’s colleges when graded for its affordability, the seventh-lowest ranking out of the UC campuses. Other selective universities that typically top traditional college rankings also didn’t fare as well. Harvard University placed at 38, Stanford University at 57 and Princeton University at 147. UC Berkeley placed the lowest out […]
United We Stand event to educate students about politics
Larry King, the founders of Ben & Jerry’s and three members of the Wu Tang Clan are some of the many speakers slated to speak at a political education festival in Pauley Pavilion this weekend. The national organization Free and Equal, which aims to “bring political power back to the people through education,” is organizing […]
USAC Presidential Candidate: Devin Murphy
Devin Murphy never understood why his mother would sell her jewelry at pawn shops when he was a child. But as he grew, he realized that his single mother was doing all she could to support her family and make sure Murphy and his four brothers learned the importance of being independent. Though there were […]
Album Review: ‘Nikki Nack’
The first things you notice are the drums. Frantic, syncopated and groovy, the drums on “Nikki Nack”‘s first single, “Water Fountain,” have one intention, and one intention only: to make you dance. This isn’t a normal dance, however. This is a song that invites listeners to dance offbeat, to embrace their weird sides and to appreciate their […]