“Creditors” is a 95-minute performance of concentrated dramatic action. Plot events unfold so quickly that audience members can hardly keep track of which characters are manipulating who before the play’s shocking ending. The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and The New American Theatre present David Greig’s modernized translation of August Strindberg’s play “Creditors,” directed by David Trainer, […]
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Men’s soccer ties on the road with Washington, falls into rut
The UCLA men’s soccer team had not gone three straight conference games without a win since 2009, but on Monday night, that streak came to an end. In what was a true test of mettle and guts, No. 5 UCLA (7-3-3, 2-1-2 Pac-12) could only fashion a 2-2 draw against No. 3 Washington. While the […]
Maia Ferdman: Humanities majors’ post-grad fears are unwarranted
As a global studies student with an English minor, I shudder at my prospects after graduation. Friends, family and even people I’ve just met ask me how I am going to turn my degree into something useful – in other words, how I am going to make money. A fair question, to be sure. Humanities […]
Football scouting report: Stanford
OFFENSE: WR Ty Montgomery (Jr.) Against Utah, Stanford was held to just 13 first downs the entire game. The Cardinal compiled 389 yards and were held to just less than five yards per carry on the ground, completing a rather pedestrian night on offense. The one bright spot for Stanford in the 27-21 loss may […]
Movie review: ‘The Fifth Estate’
“The Fifth Estate” Directed by Bill Condon Walt Disney Studios 2.5 The thing about being groundbreaking is it’s hard to break new ground when the ground you’re standing on has already been demolished, especially if it was done three years earlier by a very good Mark Zuckerberg impersonation. Such is the case with “The Fifth […]
Submission: Napolitano’s appointment should be rescinded
By Juan Gomez-Quiñones and Reynal Guillen The naming of Janet Napolitano as University of California president must be rescinded. We object to the result and its very process. We object more to the possible consequences for what may follow for the University as an institution and for the University community. We have asked ourselves and […]
Submission: Affirmative action programs help entire university community
Gender, sexual identity, immigration status, language, national origin and religion – these are all controversial topics that meander into discussions on college campuses. It appears that the issues of race and ethnicity at UCLA have the most controversial connotations. The moderate to low number of black, Native American and Latino students, as well as students from […]