Harmonized voices echoed through the north end of Parking Structure 2 on a cold Thursday night. The building’s fluorescent lights became spotlights while the actors danced on the chilled concrete. Read more...
Photo: The cast of HOOLIGAN’s “Rent” consulted with UCLA student group AIDS Ambassadors to learn more about the illness and to make the actors’ portrayals of the characters with the disease more accurate. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)
Tony Hong never considered psychology, his undergraduate major, to be a calling or passion when he began studying at UCLA in 1995. Instead, he was known by his peers for drawing dudes with big nipples and baggy underwear. Read more...
Photo: Artist and alumnus Tony Hong most recently showcased his work through Create:Fixate Foundation in Los Angeles. As an undergraduate student, he used to doodle at this four-person desk in Powell Library’s reading room. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)
The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...
Photo: In 1993, Seattle-based band Modest Mouse took its name from an obscure line in Virginia Woolf’s “The Mark on the Wall.” The band’s flair for referencing great literature and crafting its own powerful narratives has kept it afloat in today’s music world. (Courtesy of Don Ryan)
Rachel Senturia has always loved crazy socks. By wearing socks ranging in design from cupcakes to cats with sunglasses, Senturia is able to express herself in an alternative fashion. Read more...
Photo: In 2012, alumna Rachel Senturia founded STEMsocks, a clothing company that aims to reintroduce science as a popular culture item by featuring designs related to science, technology, engineering or math on its apparel. (Courtesy of Rachel Herder)
Victor Rivera will cut his vegetarian holiday poultry, dig his spoon in vegan stuffing and treat himself to some egg and dairy-free pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology student Victor Rivera published a vegan Thanksgiving menu on his blog “Vegan Power Training” to help explain the vegan lifestyle. Rivera said he got the idea for the blog after he realized that some people believe vegans can’t train for strength and do bodybuilding. (Owen Emerson/Daily Briun senior staff)
As this year’s AFI Fest comes to a close, the time has come to reflect on the final day of feature films and shorts. All of Thursday’s showings, down to the closing-night gala, are meant to be interest-pieces at heart. Read more...
Photo: The final day of AFI Fest featured the exquisite “Youth” (top left), the daring “The Big Short” (bottom left) and the riveting “James White” (right). (Fox Searchlight Pictures, Paramount Pictures and BorderLine Films)
In the rare minutes between rehearsals, the band is still in full swing. Brassy trumpets, smooth bass and snappy drums recreate the rhythm of Frank Sinatra’s classic jazz style late into the night. Read more...
Photo: Students such as fourth-year musical theater student Catriona Fray (right) will perform for the 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birth. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
