Tuesday, February 3

Indian Student Union to bring Garba night to Wilson Plaza for fall celebrations

Garba night is brightening up Westwood to celebrate Diwali and Navratri. In partnership with other South Asian clubs on campus, the UCLA Indian Student Union is hosting Garba night on Friday at Wilson Plaza to celebrate Indian culture during the time of Diwali, the festival of lights, and Navratri, a nine-day celebration for nine goddesses, which are forms of Goddess Durga. Read more...

Photo: Members of student dance group ROOT[D perform at their dance rehearsal to prepare for the Indian Student Union’s Garba night on Friday. The South Asian fusion group is one of many student dance groups that will be performing, along with various casual collective dances. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


UCLA student takes dance moves to national level in commercial

Alejandra Rodríguez has found her rhythm. The third-year dance and political science student performed in a commercial for Fox Deportes, a division of Fox Sports broadcast in Spanish, that aired Oct. Read more...

Photo: Third-year dance and political science student Alejandra Rodríguez performed as part of a commercial for Fox Deportes, a division of Fox Sports broadcasted in Spanish, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the network. (Photo by Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor, Photo Illustration by Eunice Hong)


Bruin creates space for herself, Black women through fine art

This post was updated Nov. 10 at 9:33 p.m. Ebony Morris paints a picture of her life through the eyes of a Black woman. The third-year studio art student said her background and culture inspire her to create vibrant portraits depicting women of color. Read more...

Photo: Third-year studio art student Ebony Morris primarily paints portraits, specifically of women of color, to express herself and connect with those around her. (Courtesy of Ebony Morris)



UCLA theater returns to in-person performance with eclectic mix of one-act plays

Three undergraduate students are taking one-act plays in entirely new directions. From Thursday to Saturday, the UCLA theater department will be presenting three student-directed and produced one-act plays at Macgowan Hall. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate theater students (from left to right) Wanye’ Yoakum, Jake Goldfarb and Kristy Maanavi will be presenting their self-directed and produced acts in the theater department’s first show of the season, “Undergraduate One Acts.” (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)


UCLA student embraces AAPI heritage through tattoo artistry

Ashli-Ann Ha is piercing the skin of the tattoo industry, dot by dot. The fourth-year geography and sociology student started out by inking Bruin Plate bananas in 2019, but Ha said she has since honed the vibrant designs she creates using the stick-and-poke technique, a nonelectric method of tattooing that is executed using only a needle and ink. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year geography and sociology student Ashli-Ann Ha tattoos clients using the hand-poke method, which aids in creating their characteristic simple, whimsical style. (Photo by Kristin Pischel, Photo Illustration by Katie Frei)


Art exhibit review: ‘There’s No Place Like No Place’ encodes language in colorful symbols

No color is left unused in alumnus Lindsay August-Salazar’s latest paintings. Shown in the exhibit “There’s No Place Like No Place” at Lowell Ryan Projects in Mid-City, six large abstract paintings hang in the sunlight-drenched downstairs gallery. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus and artist Lindsay August-Salazar’s exhibit “There’s No Place Like No Place” opened at Lowell Ryan Projects on Saturday. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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