Monday, April 6

UCLA student displays self-taught, YouTube-inspired makeup skills

Samaria Hudson has transitioned from dancing on stage to working behind it over the course of 2015. Third-year psychobiology student Hudson and two other students will be makeup artists for the UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission’s fashion show, “So Fresh and So Clean,” Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Third-year psychobiology student Samaria Hudson will apply bold looks to models for Cultural Affairs Commission’s hip-hop fashion show, “So Fresh and So Clean.” Hudson plans to use dark reds to create a gothic, smokey eye look for the 15 to 20 models she will be styling. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)


EDM group creates hybrid form of electronic music from classical roots

Stephen Spies was working on a student film, “Young Americans,” when the director asked him to score an electronic beat for it. Spies only had experience with classical pieces, however, so he tried creating electronic sounds by recording himself clapping or sliding his fingers down a bass guitar to make it sound like a drop. Read more...

Photo: Andrea Vancura (left), Stephen Spies (right) and Kyle Dombroski are the three members of EDM group FYS, which infuses electronic music with a classical band sound created from trombones, trumpets and drum sets. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)


Party Flavors: Zucchini-walnut loaf

The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Read more...

Photo: Zucchini-walnut loaf is made of ingredients including flour, cinamon, nutmeg, zucchini, baking soda, salt, baking powder, walnuts and egg whites. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


‘Light out of Darkness’ illuminates stories of Holocaust survivors

As a young woman, Sophie Zeidman Hamburger had faced death before the German Nazi soldiers at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. At the age of 93, she told her story to a group of eager students in the main room of Hillel at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: A Holocaust survivor shows pictures of her family before the Holocaust to students. UCLA alumnus Andrew Rosenstein took inspiration from the experiences of the survivors to film a documentary, “Light Out of Darkness.”


Student artists gain exposure, commissions through DeviantArt

Ten-year-old Sylvia Li channeled her artistic ability to draw her favorite characters from Cartoon Network’s “Toonami” once the TV was shut off. She turned to pencil and paper, feeling compelled to release her inner creativity. Read more...

Photo: Roommates Sylvia Li and Deborah Ki shared their anime artwork through DeviantArt before using the website as a platform to sell commissioned pieces. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)



Second Take: Best and worst performances of the 58th annual Grammy Awards

When Grammy performances turn out to be unprecedented spectacles, they are more likely to be remembered. Among top moments of Grammy’s past are P!nk flying over the audience, twirling in giant ribbons hanging from the ceiling as she sang “Glitter in the Air” in 2010 and Kanye West marching on stage dressed as a bandleader to perform “Gold Digger” in 2006. Read more...

Photo: Kendrick Lamar performed his songs “The Blacker the Berry” and “Alight” at the Grammy Awards show Monday night. (Kevin Winter/WireImage.com)