The 2025 Dance Marathon closed the dance floor after 10 hours of exhilarating live music and Bruins busting a move. The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA’s annual celebration ended at 12:17 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are members of PAC holding up numbers, displaying the final amount raised during the 2025 Dance Marathon. The event raises money for beneficiaries who use funds to battle against HIV/AIDS. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 2 at 8:22 p.m. The 2025 Dance Marathon vigil, hosted by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, worked to empower a new generation by breaking stigmas and busting myths surrounding HIV/AIDS. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are 2025 Dance Marathon attendees holding up glow sticks. The vigil is the marathon’s way of highlighting the people who have been effected by HIV/AIDS. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
Leaping into an activity-and-dance-filled 10 hours, Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA’s 24th annual Dance Marathon has begun its countdown. Featuring 44 teams and around 390 entrants, PAC’s Dance Marathon in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom is fighting for an AIDS-free generation and the destigmatization of HIV/AIDS. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are attendees of PAC’s annual Dance Marathon putting a pep in their step. The organization aims to raise money for beneficiaries that focus on bringing resources to the AIDS/HIV pandemic. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 2 at 8:32 p.m. Psychoanalytic thinker and author Adam Phillips presented ideas about kindness, mental health and psychoanalysis Thursday. Phillips, a former child psychotherapist, spoke with UCLA professors David Russell and Mona Simpson about his untraditional opinions on psychoanalysis at the Landmark Westwood theater. Read more...
Photo: Pictured from to left to right are Mona Simpson, Adam Phillips and David Russell having a conversation. The three sat down to talk about Phillips’ latest novel, “On Kindness,” at the Landmark Westwood on Thursday. (Amanda Velasco/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 23 at 7:58 p.m. Alyssa Murray is applying her studies in English and psychology to write and self-publish a book. Murray, a third-year English and psychology student, began writing her debut novel as a freshman at UCLA and later published it in January. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is author and student Alyssa Murray posing in front of book stacks with a copy of her novel “The A Word.” The book discusses the difficulties and stigmas behind mental health through the character Iris Amare. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin)
The Cicadas Chinese Calligraphy Club draws upon ancient tradition to write a new chapter at UCLA. Founded in 2021, the student-run organization provides a space for like-minded Bruins to develop and use their Chinese calligraphy skills. Read more...
Photo: The president of the Cicadas Chinese Calligraphy Club is photographed showing a group of students calligraphy techniques. The club teaches members the art through copying the styles found in old calligraphy works, showcasing traditional styles, skills and various fonts. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)
Armen Davoudian combined Persian and Armenian culture with English to reflect on life abroad and in the United States during a poetry reading Wednesday. Davoudian, a doctoral student studying English at Stanford, read poems about his mother, father, grandfather and others in his life at the Hammer Museum. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Armen Davoudian poses for his headshot (left) beside the cover of his poetry book “The Palace of Forty Pillars” (right). Davoudian read poems from the book Wednesday at an event hosted by the Hammer Museum. (Courtesy of Matthew Lansburgh and Tin House Books)
