James Bass flicks his baton to cue musicians when he performs with a choir. But in rehearsal he emerges as a teacher, his choir room becoming his classroom and his vocalists his students. Bass, the new director of choral studies in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has made his career in classical voice […]
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LA’s diverse restaurants give international students a taste of home
Wendy Liu’s breakfast in her hometown of Taipei, Taiwan, often includes Taiwanese egg rolls made from a fried flour and corn starch batter wrapped around an egg. The first-year physiological science student said she can find the food at almost any restaurant in Taipei. “They remind me of my daily life back home,” Liu said. […]
New UCLA course tells stories of food insecurity through performances
In 1983, Dan Froot prepared and served an entire meal in his first post-college performance, “An Attack of Loneliness,” in an attempt to form a relationship with his audience members. “I always found a lot of synergy between the act of cooking and eating and food consumption with theater,” Froot said. “It’s a form of […]
Student bands discuss how to stay in tune while in college
College is a time for experimentation, and the musically inclined may become band-curious. In the heart of the Los Angeles music scene, UCLA has ample opportunities for budding rock stars and pop divas to fulfill their artistic urges by starting a band. To call UCLA a breeding ground for great bands is hardly an understatement. […]
Students’ podcast tackles issues of the everyday college student
Christina Rice, Janina Lamoglia and Kailyn Glass gathered around their Midvale Avenue apartment’s dining room table in their pajamas. The trio spoke into the microphones set up on the table, recording their discussion on jealous friends and roommate drama for the next episode of their podcast “Actually Adultish.” Rice, a fourth-year psychology student, began listening […]
Ariel Winter plans to continue acting career, pursue law at UCLA in 2017
Ariel Winter aspired to attend a university from a young age. But unlike most other college hopefuls, Winter applied to college while filming for a 22-time Emmy-winning television series. The actress best known for her portrayal of Alex Dunphy on “Modern Family” announced her UCLA acceptance to over 2 million Instagram followers in April. Though Winter said […]
Grad student embraces Venezuelan heritage in new acting roles
The moment Vivian Rubio arrived in the United States, she became an American – removed from her friends and family in Venezuela. But to Americans, especially those in the film and television casting industry, she will always be Venezuelan – or at least something other than the white American image she said the entertainment industry […]