Wednesday, April 1

Krista Marina’s new music mixes Middle Eastern influences with R&B, bedroom pop

Krista Marina is blending Middle Eastern and R&B musical elements in her upcoming summer releases. As a musician, songwriter and producer, Krista Apardian, a fourth-year communication student, more commonly goes by her stage name, Krista Marina. Read more...

Photo: Student musician Krista Marina is planning to independently produce and release several of her own songs this summer. The upcoming tracks pull from various genres and are influenced by her Middle Eastern heritage. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)


Student T-shirt business promotes positivity, donates profits amid COVID-19

Despite graduation cancellations nationwide, Payton Rockwood and Jordyn Grusd sought to flip the pessimistic narrative for the class of 2020. Rockwood, a fourth-year economics student, and Grusd, a fourth-year communication student, said they wanted to find a way to spread positivity and give back to communities affected by COVID-19, especially after seeing an overwhelming number of negative posts on social media in response to a virtual spring quarter and graduation ceremony. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year students Payton Rockwood and Jordyn Grusd founded a small business, Class of COVID-19, to sells stickers and T-shirts in light of canceled graduations to spread positivity and give back to communities affected by COVID-19. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)



Club Sandwich aims to spread hope to people experiencing homelessness

In the face of a crisis, Club Sandwich found a new way to feed those experiencing homelessness. The newly established organization, created by third-year communication student Kira Loren, is feeding those who experience homelessness in Westwood as it attempts to connect the UCLA community with its surrounding city members, she said. Read more...

Photo: In January, third-year communication student Kira Loren founded Club Sandwich at UCLA, which is now taking the money it’s raised to buy and donate canned foods to people experiencing homelessness in a period when club members cannot come together to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)



LCC Theatre Company embraces online format with podcast production of spring show

“Lapu’s Pocket Theatre” isn’t a physical venue – it’s a podcast and the new setting for LCC Theatre Company’s spring show. After spring quarter was moved online, the UCLA theater company transitioned three of their one-act plays from the stage to online streaming, offering an opportunity for the company to explore new skill sets and storytelling dynamics. Read more...

Photo: (Illustration by Cody Wilson/Daily Bruin)