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February 19, 1:15 am

Hip Hop Congress fashion show to feature designers from LA, Bay Area

In 2013, rapper Nipsey Hussle released a mixtape named after the neighborhood in Los Angeles where he grew up: “Crenshaw.” Nipsey Hussle and other hip-hop artists, such as Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg, who are from Los Angeles, and E-40, who is from the Bay Area, all show appreciation for their roots in their music. Read more...

Photo: As part of Hip Hop Appreciation Month, the “LOcaliTY” Fashion Show will feature designers from Los Angeles and the Bay Area on Thursday in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)

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February 19, 1:12 am

‘The Vagina Monologues’ aim to provide empowerment through art

They call themselves the “Vagina Warriors” – a group of UCLA students who gather in the Residential Life office on Wednesday nights. The meetings are for UCLA’s fifth annual production of “The Vagina Monologues,” which will run Thursday to Saturday in the Northwest Campus Auditorium on the Hill. Read more...

Photo: The cast of “The Vagina Monologues” practices a group scene during its dress rehearsal in preparation for the upcoming performance on Thursday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)

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February 19, 1:10 am

‘Dancing Asia Minor’ to exhibit countries’ diverse cultural expressions

The buzuq twangs, the tapan beats and Sevi Bayraktar lets out a joyous zilgit that pierces the air. The zilgit, a shrill Kurdish cry, expresses the feelings of the female dancers of Asia Minor. Read more...

Photo: Sevi Bayraktar (left), a graduate student in world arts and culture/dance and choreographer, Anna Kouchnerov (center), a second-year music performance student, and Merima Tricic (right), a third-year political science and world arts and cultures student, practice for their “Dancing Asia Minor” piece. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)

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February 18, 12:35 am

Balloon & Panel: Writers must incorporate extensive superhero backstories

Comic books are everywhere – Marvel and DC Comics are mining decades of story lines for a huge slate of movies and television shows. But comics are more than a source to be mined for superhero blockbusters. Read more...

Photo: In Matt Fraction’s and David Aja’s “Hawkeye,” facets of Hawkeye’s past are revealed over time. (Courtesy of Matt Fraction and David Aja)

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February 13, 12:12 am

OCHC presents first student-run murder mystery program

It’s 1944 in Los Angeles. A couple dressed in glittery evening wear strolls into the glamorous Carnesale Club, where they are greeted by four detectives in the midst of an investigation: catching the killer of a Hollywood legend. Read more...

Photo: Written and produced by third-year theater student Leland Frankel and fourth-year theater student Sarit Rathbone, “Murder in the Key of G” is the first completely student-run murder mystery program put on by the On-Campus Housing Council. The production will take place Friday in Carnesale Commons. (Courtesy of M.J. Watz)

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February 13, 12:10 am

arTistic Attention: TA Nick Johnson brings passion for stage to playwriting

Taped above Nick Johnson’s desk is the Kurt Vonnegut quote: “When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.” Johnson said this quote embodies what it feels like to face writer’s block, a situation he tries to teach his playwriting students to overcome. Read more...

Photo: Playwriting graduate student Nick Johnson has written more than 10 full-length plays and 20 short plays outside of his studies. Before becoming a teaching assistant, Johnson worked at an environmental organization in New Zealand.(Courtesy of Nick Johnson)


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