As the connection crackled, the articulate voice coming over the line did not sound like that of a world-renowned rock star. Read more...
Arts, Music
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February 28, 1:55 am
L.A.-based band Local Natives to perform in Bruin Plaza
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 25, 1:43 am
Lebanese Social Club hopes to break Middle Eastern stereotypes in annual culture show
Most people can tell you Lebanon is situated in the Middle East. Some might even know its political role in the region. But few can probably talk about the Lebanese people and culture as distinct from other cultures of the region. Read more...
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Members of the Lebanese Social Club practice for their upcoming Culture Night performance, which takes place this Saturday in Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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February 25, 1:34 am
Single-minded: _Soundtrack provides melodies for the move off campus_
I was perfectly ready to live on campus for my second year. The housing application was turned in; my roommate and I were already planning where the television and general awesomeness would be. Read more...
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Credit: RED HOUSE
Arts, Music
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February 25, 1:20 am
Experience Music Project Pop Conference tunes in to issues of music, money
Music is a prevalent aspect of the college lifestyle. The question, then, is whether students think deeply on their music, or rock out mindlessly. Read more...
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MC Geologic of the Blue Scholars performed at the 2008 Experience Music Project Pop Conference. This year, the conference will be held for the first time at UCLA beginning today in Schoenberg and continuing in Royce Hall on Saturday and Sunday. Guests include Moby and author Chuck Klosterman.
Credit: EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 25, 1:14 am
Alumna Christine Suarez to lead free Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions dance workshops in Hollywood
The word "experiment" may often evoke images of scholars in white coats bent over books and beakers, solving hypotheses in laboratories. For UCLA alumna Christine Suarez, movement is her scientific method. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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February 24, 12:49 am
Graduate student recognized for her cinematography
A man in a black suit stands paralyzed in the middle of a deserted, wet asphalt road. He stares catatonically offscreen, beyond the green, yet glum fields that frame either side of the road. Read more...
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Cinematographer Dagmar Weaver-Madsen won the A. Fraker Student Heritage Award for “The Absence.” (courtesy of Alex DeMille)
Arts, Music
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February 24, 12:39 am
UCLA-based trio jazzes up hip-hop
The Le J Trio plays a smooth blend of contemporary jazz, fusion and hip-hop "“ and just as a team might celebrate a game well-played, the trio celebrates a show with a taco tradition. Read more...
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Left to right: ethnomusicology alumnus Jake Jamieson, third-year student Julian Le and second-year student Owen Clapp make up the Le J Trio. (Courtesy of Austin Quan)