Monday, July 7

LA Times Festival of Books showcases live poetry readings, cooking demonstrations

Festival weekend calls for celebrities and good music – and thousands of books. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returned to the University of Southern California campus from Saturday to Sunday, continuing its annual tradition of literary-focused programming. Read more...

Photo: Esmeralda Bermudez moderated a discussion with Sandra Cisneros, the author of “Puro Amor,” during the first day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The festival took place at the University of Southern California’s campus from Saturday to Sunday. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)


Exhibit to highlight Syrian textile culture by showcasing upper-class garments

This post was updated April 16 at 9:03 p.m. Robes with metallic accents once served as the fashion of upper-class individuals in Syria. Such traditions will be brought into the present through “Dressed with Distinction: Garments from Ottoman Syria,” an exhibition running through Aug. Read more...

Photo: Robes with metallic accents will be part of the Fowler Museum’s exhibit “Dressed with Distinction: Garments from Ottoman Syria.” The pieces were worn by the Syrian elite. The displays will highlight and celebrate Syrian’s lost textile industry, said textile archaeologist Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)


Alumna’s co-run YouTube channel provides realistic insight to pre-med students

Alumna Jane Lee met her boyfriend Jady Pham at their medical school orientation in 2014. The couple now runs a YouTube channel together with over 100,000 subscribers based on their experiences as anesthesiology residents and medical school graduates. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Jane Lee (right) and her boyfriend Jady Pham run a YouTube channel together under the name JaneandJady. The couple met at their medical school orientation in 2014, and now use YouTube as a platform to discuss their experiences as medical school graduates and current anesthesiology residents. (Courtesy of Jane Lee and Jady Pham)


Pop-up review: With mishmash of unrelated exhibits, the Egg House isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

The latest pop-up on Melrose Avenue takes the egg out of egg-cellent. The first Egg House opened in New York City in 2018 and from there traveled to Shanghai and will now be in Los Angeles until April 28. Read more...

Photo: Caroline Chou, a first-year film and television student, visited The Egg House on Melrose Avenue. One room has a pink and blue basketball court featuring egg yolks as balls. (Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


Professor creates organization encouraging students of all majors to explore poetry

Every member of the UCLA community should read or hear a poem sometime between this April and June, said English adjunct assistant professor Reed Wilson. UCLApoem – Wilson’s brainchild – is a new student-run organization that will organize several poetry readings and events during spring quarter, with the goal of directing an annual UCLAPoetry Festival every spring quarter. Read more...

Photo: English professor Reed Wilson conceived UCLApoem, a student-run organization that aims to foster an appreciation of poetry across students of all academic backgrounds. UCLApoem will host multiple poetry readings and events throughout spring quarter, encouraging students no matter their prior experience with the subject. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Designathon aims to teach students creative problem-solving, design process

The upcoming Designathon will help students devise creative and applicable solutions to everyday problems. The second annual Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs, will be held Saturday in Carnesale Commons. Read more...

Photo: Lynn Tieu, a second-year business economics student, and Natasha Puthukudy, a second-year design media arts student, are helping plan Bruin Entrepreneurs’ second annual Designathon, which is taking place Saturday in Carnesale Commons. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)


Lecture to fuse philosophical ideas with Chaucer’s ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’

This post was updated April 3 at 3:21 p.m. Leonard Koff turns to Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale” as a philosophical test case. The UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies will host associate Koff’s lecture Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Leonard Koff, an associate at the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, will give a lecture Thursday. The lecture will tie in philosopher Emmanuel Levinas’ theories with Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale.” (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)



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