Thursday, April 2

Coastalong music festival preserves sustainable roots after name change

Trying to plan a sustainable music festival at UCLA is not all good vibes and zen. On top of the stress of planning the annual festival Ecochella, organizers had to come up with a new name for the festival due to copyright issues with the Coachella-esque title. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA organization E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity will host Coastalong Festival on Saturday at Sunset Recreation Center. The annual event aimed at promoting sustainability began in 2013 and was formerly known as Ecochella, but changed its name this year. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)


Tea Tunes: Lorelei Carlson voices personal experience of femininity in music

A teenage boy once told Lorelei Carlson that her music was too girly. At that moment, young Carlson had an epiphany: Although many women listen to male artists, a lot of men don’t listen to female vocalists. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year gender studies student Lorelei Carlson recorded her first demo track, “Now That I Realize the Truth,” in a studio at age 12. After moving to Los Angeles, she continued to make music and wrote the song “Low Life,” marking the start of her journey in California. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)


Cents of Style: Nonprofit Stray Cat Thrift offers feline finds among vintage gems

Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for money-conscious students on a college budget. Read more...

Photo: Daily Bruin columnist Linda Xu wears a T-shirt ($5) and woven skirt ($7) from Westwood Boulevard pop-up store Stray Cat Thrift. (Photo by Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor, photo illustration by LeAnn Woo/Graphics Director)


The Daily Bruin’s 2017 Stagecoach Guide

The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, transforms each year into a country lover’s dream. Stagecoach Festival, Southern California’s country music festival, will take place this weekend. Read more...

Photo: This year’s Stagecoach Festival setlist at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California will feature a variety of country music acts, new and old, including Dierks Bentley, Maddie & Tae, Shania Twain, Maren Morris, Cam and Kenny Chesney. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Collecting Creatives: Film student Daniel Apodaca finds collaboration key to visual storytelling

Daniel Apodaca’s first brush with filmmaking involved filming his friends jumping over tennis nets and gliding down handrails on their skateboards. Growing up as a teenager in East Los Angeles, the third-year film student watched online tutorials to learn how to shoot and edit his skate videos. Read more...

Photo: Third-year film student Daniel Apodaca is working as the director of photography on an independent short film called”Kingdom of Bliss,“ which tells the story of a heroin addict struggling with addiction. (Andrew Arfin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA debate coach reflects on contribution to 1989 film ‘Listen to Me’

Roy Scheider was an actor, not a debate coach. So when the actor was cast to play a debate coach in “Listen to Me,” he sought help from UCLA senior lecturer and debate team coach Thomas Miller. Read more...

Photo: Thomas Miller, a communication studies senior lecturer and debate coach, collaborated with director Douglas Day Stewart to add details from his experiences coaching UCLA’s debate team to the 1989 film “Listen to Me,” which follows a college debate team through the competition process. (Erin Gong/Daily Bruin)


Sage Hill offers views of blooming California native plants, ecosystem

Students don’t need to drive for hours to find a California superbloom – UCLA has one in its own backyard. Located off of Bellagio Drive, just past the Krieger Center by Sage Hill, is UCLA’s last native Californian plant life habitat on campus. Read more...

Photo: California native wildflowers began blooming at UCLA’s Sage Hill, the campus’ last site of native Californian plant life. The site features multiple species of flowers, including purple-colored astragalus, orange sticky monkey and bright yellow California sunflowers. The site is open to all students and is located off of Bellagio Drive past the Krieger Child Care Center. The site is also home to native Californian wildlife, such as the spotted towhee. (Chelsea Zhang/Daily Bruin)