In the classroom, UCLA Professor Michael Chwe lectures about political science and game theory but outside of the classroom, Professor Chwe enjoys making instruments from store-bought materials. Professor Chwe invites us into his home where he demonstrates how to turn granite tiles into a lithophone. “You might pick up a stone and you hit it […]
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Video: Behind the scenes of Aditya Prakash Ensemble’s Ford Theater performance
Elements of traditional Indian music and jazz fuse together with classical Indian dance to tell an intricate story of illusion, relationships and the depths of the mind. Go behind the scenes as the group recreates the legend of Mara for its performance at the Ford Theater on September 21, 2013.
Video: Pedaling to power Ecochella
Ecochella introduces students to an easy way to generate renewable energy through the first bike powered concert at UCLA. Student group E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity hosts this inaugural concert to both entertain and educate students.
Video: Songs & Stories – The Street Hearts
Winner of the JazzReggae Festival Battle of the Bands, The Street Hearts performs “Head in the Clouds” and talks about the confusion that accompanies impractical passions, which motivated them to write the song. The band will perform in this year’s Spring Sing.
Video: Songs & Stories – Arianna Afsar and Andrew Cedar
Fourth-year, ethnomusicology students Arianna Afsar and Andrew Cedar perform a duet of their original song “Trade Hearts.” The song, which explores heartbreak and the desire to move on, will be featured in Spring Sing 2013.
Video: 2013 USAC elections results
Watch Election Board chair Dana Pede announce the 2013 Undergraduate Students Association Council elections results on May 9.
Video: Playing a hoax
For fifteen kopeks, players can play an arcade game based off of the game polo that utilizes a decapitated goat head as a ball. Jason Torchinsky, an artist featured at UCLA’s 2013 Game Art Festival, discusses the ongoing hoax surrounding his arcade cabinet “Ulak-Tartysh.”