Thursday, July 9

Faculty take up residence on the Hill to be closer to the community

Faculty take up residence on the Hill to be closer to the community

Various professors live near students on the Hill to help enrich their college experiences at UCLA as part of the Office of Residential Life’s Faculty-in-Residence program. FIR participants shared their experiences with Daily Bruin Radio. [4:02]

"Faculty take up residence on the Hill to be closer to the community"

Various professors live near students on the Hill to help enrich their college experiences at UCLA as part of the Office of Residential Life’s Faculty-in-Residence program. FIR participants shared their experiences with Daily Bruin Radio. [4:02]

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UCLA Symphony performs Romantic period pieces in spring concert

Musicians from various majors "“ biology, art, English, history, global studies, neuroscience "“ come together as part of the UCLA Symphony to play classic Romantic pieces. Read more...

Photo: Conductor Jorge Luis Uzcátegui, first-year doctor of musical arts student, leads the UCLA Symphony in rehearsal Sunday evening. The symphony will be performing pieces from the Romantic period in Schoenberg Hall this Wednesday at 8 p.m.


Rarely seen Java fabrics on display at Fowler

Through batik, a painstaking process of hand-drawn wax design and dipping dye, traditional Indonesian cloths are bathed in rich color and patterned with plumes of flora, fauna and abstract design. Read more...

Photo: Textiles such as this 1930s skirt cloth are among the 19th and 20th century batiks on display at the Fowler Museum’s exhibition, “Courtly and Urban Batik from Java.” The diagonal contrasting patterns of this skirt allowed it to be worn two different ways.


Voices in sync with the music of two cultures

It is a Thursday night and the recreation room of Rieber Hall echoes with the dense classical Indian harmonies of an on-campus a cappella group as it constructs songs for its upcoming performances. Read more...

Photo: Naya Zamaana, the campus’s premier South Asian a cappella group, consists of 14 students and blends Western music with traditional South Asian music.



Salsa rhythm brings dancers, audience to their feet at Fowler Out Loud

Salsa rhythm brings dancers, audience to their feet at Fowler Out Loud May 24, 2010. On Thursday, the UCLA community came together for a night of salsa at the Fowler Museum. Student salsa groups performed and invited audience members to practice some moves, too.Laura Moeini and Marico Moredo report. [3:30] "Salsa rhythm brings dancers, audience to their feet at Fowler Out Loud"

May 24, 2010. On Thursday, the UCLA community came together for a night of salsa at the Fowler Museum. Student salsa groups performed and invited audience members to practice some moves, too.Laura Moeini and Marico Moredo report. [3:30] Read more...


Alumni bring MacGruber to theaters

What was originally pitched as a "Saturday Night Live" sketch about MacGyver's stepbrother who diffuses bombs using pieces of poop and pubic hair is now a feature-length movie titled "MacGruber." Read more...

Photo: Jorma Taccone, John Solomon and Will Forte co-wrote the 2010 comedy, “MacGruber,” which will be released in theaters on Friday.