Julianne Ahdout, a second-year medical student, walked into her cardiovascular electrophysiology lecture at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to find a professor standing in the front dressed unconventionally for a doctor "“ in a three-piece tailored suit. Read more...
Arts
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March 30, 12:27 am
Professor Roderick Tung balances medical career with a passion for men’s fashion
Arts
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March 30, 12:20 am
Springing into a new TV season
As the professors in your classes go through the syllabuses, you probably have a little more time than usual to catch new TV shows. Read more...
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Also pictured L-R: Bret Harrison, Alphonso McAuley, Michael Rosenbaum and Odette Annable. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co.
Credit: David Johnson/FOX
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 29, 1:13 am
Alumna Anna Khaja wins Ovation Award for lead actress in self-written play “˜Shadeed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto’
Pretending to be someone else takes finesse. Now imagine juggling eight characters in the course of one night. Read more...
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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna Anna Khaja won the 2009-2010 Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Play. She won for her performance in “Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto.”
Courtesy of Maia Rosenfeld
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 29, 1:10 am
Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble presents Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “˜Othello’
Tom Burmester had a mission statement. The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, founded by Burmester in 2004 after he graduated from UCLA with a master of fine arts in directing, had a "commitment to strike a balance between … the works of new playwrights and revisiting timely and important classics." Read more...
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Chase McKenna (left) and John Brooks as Desdemona and Othello in the classic Shakespeare play “Othello” showing at the Powerhouse Theatre through April 16.
Courtesy of Tom Burmester
Arts, Music
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March 29, 1:07 am
REVIEW TITLE: "The King of Limbs"
There is something profoundly sad-sounding about "The King of Limbs," as if the band recorded the album while trapped in a remote fortress made of ice and snow. Read more...
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King of Limbs
Arts, Music
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March 29, 1:05 am
REVIEW TITLE: "Gimme Some"
Anxious longtime fans of Peter Bjorn and John can breathe a sigh of relief. When the band released "Writer's Block," the album's joyful music, complete with whistling and clapping, attracted large numbers of fans to the band's ranks. Read more...
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Credit: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Arts, Arts Columns
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March 28, 12:59 am
POP PSYCHOLOGY: _Hollywood, ever optimistic, reassures us that there is life after graduation_
Today is the first day of my last quarter at UCLA. Eleven weeks from now, this university will release me, publicly, wearing a flat black square on my head, into the real world. Read more...
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The 2009 film “Adventureland,” directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, presents one take on life after college.
Credit: MIRAMAX FILMS