After 40 years of struggling with budget cuts, funding deficiencies and economic crises, the Academic Advancement Program at UCLA is still standing. Read more...
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Director Bobby Rodriguez’s UCLA LatinJazz Big Band will perform at the AAP performance this weekend, celebrating the program’s 40th anniversary. The show will also feature the UCLA student Folkorico Dancers.
Every story has more than one side, and World War II is no exception. Read more...
This Friday, thousands of UCLA students will be off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Westwood. And they won't even have to leave their seats. Read more...
The room is still and oddly silent as the doctor breaks the news to his patient. Heart failure. Transplant. Surgery. Although the two exchange words, there is an expanding distance between their thoughts and emotions as the patient feels the world spinning beyond his control. Read more...
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The Emotion Theater Project will present two plays inspired by stories of heart transplant patients to promote empathetic interactions between doctors and patients.
Thirteen years ago, 11-year-old David Villafaña sat down with a book of Mexican songs and a nylon-string guitar. He strummed the guitar strings, attempting to play the chords printed in the book and match them to the lyrics he already knew. He eventually taught himself to play the guitar, but this was only the beginning of his musical career. Read more...
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Fourth-year ethnomusicology student David Villafaña will perform as a part of the Fowler Out Loud concert series tonight.
Blaring lights, a screaming audience of 7,000 and a stage bigger than most imagine: The chance to perform in such circumstances rarely presents itself even for some of the most talented singers and a cappella groups at UCLA. But with Spring Sing fast approaching, Signature A Cappella, Bruin Harmony and Random Voices must prepare to take on such a stage. Read more...
A&E contributor Jeremy Wong asked some UCLA students what they listen to when they want to de-stress. Here's what they said. Read more...
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Brisa Lopez
Fourth-year, comparative literature and Spanish
