Bursting with the ferocity of a volcano, Hawaiian fire goddess Pele will be gracing UCLA’s campus with her presence Saturday, channeling the power of her story through kahiko dancers. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Hui O ‘Imiloa Hawai’i club will host its 29th annual luau Saturday, showcasing the culture of Hawaii through dance, music and food. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)

A white, plaster bust of a man juts out from a surface covered in newspaper headlines. His face appears to be in agony, a small nail is drilled through his eye and a collar encases his neck. Read more...

Photo: “Angry College Students,” by third-year psychology student Jin Ong, is one of the many original submissions by UCLA students to the annual Art In the Union contest. The Kerckhoff Art Gallery is currently showcasing this year’s submissions, which range from drawings and paintings to photographs. (Lexy Atmore/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Catherine Long lies onstage, arm outstretched, laughing repeatedly. The audience may question what it’s seeing. It may be forced to analyze how it approaches a body of difference. Read more...

Photo: “Impasse” is a dance solo performance by Catherine Long and a reconstruction of “Stalemate,” a 2009 solo performed by UCLA world arts and cultures doctoral student Doran George. Long’s 30-minute dance performance will be followed by a discussion with Long and George about the discourse surrounding dance and disability. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The challenge was there from the beginning: building a community between crosstown rivals. Last year, longtime best friends Jack Shulruff and Burton Chaikin were both in directing classes. Read more...

Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin) The play “Columbinus,” written by PJ Paparelli and Stephen Karam, is a mix of fiction and nonfiction and centers on the 1999 Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colo. On May 1-4, students from both UCLA and USC will put on the schools’ first-ever theatrical co-production at Macgowan Hall.