Thursday, April 23


Students whip up desserts based on novels for UCLA’s fourth annual Edible Book Festival

Presented Thursday in Powell Library's East Rotunda room with record-breaking attendance, the international festival enticed nearly 150 "book-tasters" and 13 entries to join in the festivities. Read more...

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Edible Books Festival
Participants showcase their edible books entries and at the end of the event, attendees eat the “edible treats.”
Powell Library, East Rotunda


CollegeRoots, a new music site launched by UCLA students, aims to promote college artists

Founder of CollegeRoots, a current UCLA student, shares his inspirations and passions for the music website

Apr. 6, 2012 – Fourth-year business economics student Ritesh Gupta has embraced the stereotype of the college rock band and taken it to another level. He founded collegeroots.com, a website specifically designed to connect listeners with artists affiliated with universities and colleges around the United States. His passion for entrepreneurship has fueled the rapid rise of CollegeRoots, which recently hit 20,000 listens on the site. While he balances multiple jobs and being a full-time student, he makes time for CollegeRoots. It’s become much more than just a pet project and weekend hobby.

Read more about the website here.

Featured songs:
Change Your Mind by Jarell Perry
Desole by The Gromble
Idioms by Little Sur

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"Founder of CollegeRoots, a current UCLA student, shares his inspirations and passions for the music website"

A team of UCLA undergraduates have launched collegeroots.com, which acts as a platform for college artists to gain exposure, as well as a place for students to discover new musical talent. Read more...




Plugged In

A&E ventured onto campus to find out what students are listening to. Here's what their headphones are playing. Read more...

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Alyssa Cavalli


UCLA’s Random Voices to host California A Cappella Festival

Since the explosion of music-themed shows like "Glee" and "Smash," a cappella has been thrust into the spotlight and portrayed as an overly competitive and demanding activity. Read more...

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Random Voices, one of UCLA’s all-female a cappella groups, will host the 11th annual California A Cappella Festival over the weekend, bringing together groups from all over California.