UCLA student band thatwasthen will headline its first show at the Troubadour tonight. The group will be joined on stage by members of alternative rock-pop group Jack's Mannequin. Read more...
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UCLA student band thatwasthen will be headlining its first show at the Troubadour. In the past, the band has played at UCLA fraternities, parties, Dance Marathon, Mighty Mic and Spring Sing. In March, it will be playing at the South by Southwest music festival.
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Not everyone considers him or herself a "gamer," but almost everyone has had some kind of interaction with the form of entertainment known as video games. Read more...
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A turntable to his left, a sturdy machine wrapped in colorful buttons in the middle, and another turntable to his right. Fourth-year Japanese student Jordan Mayer can imagine the moment perfectly. Tonight, Mayer will bust out his turntables once again "“ but this time, he will open for up-and-coming DJ Dillon Francis. Read more...
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UCLA student Jordan Mayer will DJ at “The Kick Off” black light dance party in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
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While 2011 wrapped up with some great and not so great films that hit the big screen, it is time to anticipate what the new year has in store in terms of the box office. Here are some films that are releasing early 2012. Read more...
I'm not much for New Year's resolutions, but I was determined to cross a major Los Angeles landmark off of my bucket list this break. Read more...
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The Watts Towers rise above homes in the South Central Los Angeles community of Watts. The hand-sculpted structures were built by Simon Rodia between 1921-1954.
Pain, destruction, poverty, malnutrition, homelessness. At this time two years ago, it was almost impossible to turn on a television set or open a newspaper without seeing these images after Haiti was hit with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands and left many Haitians without a place to call home. Read more...
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A photo of a Haitian boy Tiyou was taken by Heather Nivin on her recent trip to Haiti. Thursday night, Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity house will host “Hope for Haiti.” (Courtesy of Heather Nivin)
When Robyn Ong and Karen Oliveros met, they both shared an interest in working in entertainment and business marketing. Read more...
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A still from Cosmic Music’s new music video, “˜10,000 Years’ by Tangent Transmission. UCLA students Karen Oliveros and Robyn Ong are co-founders of Cosmic Entertainment, a music management company, the name for which was inspired by Tangent Transmission, the group’s first and ““ so far ““ only client.
