This Tuesday marked the first Sundaes on Tuesdays social for the UCLA community this summer. Sundaes on Tuesdays is a weekly social event hosted by the UCLA LGBT Campus Resource Center every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. During these socials, the public is invited to stop by the LGBT center to socialize […]
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James Kidd Studio featured in ‘Made in LA 2014’
Twisting, twirling and gliding across a multicolored stage, the Sunland Dancers perform “Friend” in the courtyard of the Hammer Museum. “This is a new piece; we’ve done versions of it, but really this version is made for this stage – with this bamboo, with these people – and it’s never going to happen like this […]
Finding common ground between on- and off-campus lifestyles
Students share their thoughts, comments and crazy stories about the differences between living on and off the Hill. They may seem worlds apart from each other, but the two halves of UCLA both share the college experience in slightly different settings. — TRANSCRIPT: SORRELLS: So I was standing on the sidewalk, about to go into […]
Around Ian Johnson’s Yo-Yo World
The bright pink yo-yo ricochets into the air, held airborne on neon green string before it flies back into the hands of Ian Johnson, a first-year business economics student and World Yo-Yo Contest contestant. “Seeing other peoples’ success … makes me driven to practice myself and make up my own tricks,” he says. Watch Johnson’s […]
Jam Day at the 28th JazzReggae Festival
Students and visitors alike packed UCLA’s Intramural Field to relax and groove out to big name performers, such as Snoop Dogg and Aloe Blacc, on Jam Day of the 28th JazzReggae Festival.
Kendo: The Art of Self-Control
The mind is mightier than the sword when it comes to kendo. Kendo trainers emphasize self-control, intimidation and correct posture. “It’s more than just hitting your opponent, it’s more than just violence, it’s a mental game,” said Rachel Carrillo, UCLA Kendo Club president and fourth-year economics student, as she defines kendo in her own words […]
Songs & Stories: The AM
Members of the AM discuss their lyric-writing process and inspiration behind their original song “Tell Me.” When describing the song, lead singer and second-year English student Bryan Welch explains that the lyrics mainly focus on desire and attraction. “You can imagine it, it’s so visceral,” Welch said in reference to the song. “But you need […]