Artists inspire through their works, which is what the duets of Spring Sing aspire to do. Read more...
Photo: First-year undeclared student Arianna Afsar and first-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Kabir Nigam will perform at Spring Sing.
Burmese Student Association at UCLA president Justin Lee understands that U.S. opinion on Burma is pretty limited. Read more...
Photo: “Rangoon Cocoon” documents an untold story of Burmese culture, specifically in the city of Rangoon. The Burmese Student Association brings this film to UCLA.
In the fast-paced world of music criticism, where the blogosphere fuels hype and backlash all before an album is even officially released, The National is pulling off an incredible feat. Read more...
Few dentists can call themselves world-record holders, yet Dr. Bill Dorfman, a UCLA alumnus, dentist and one of this year's Spring Sing judges, holds the title for most money raised for shaving his head. Read more...
With the little time and money that most student filmmakers are able to put into their projects, it's a rare occurrence that such projects make it to one of the most esteemed film festivals in the world. Read more...
Photo: courtesy of CHRISTOPHER REINACHER “The Butterfly King,” the 2009 five-minute film that premiered at Campus MovieFest, will be screened at the annual Cannes Film Festival, which takes place in France this month. It was created by The Wait List, a student comedy group at UCLA. The film has won multiple awards and has been screened at many other film festivals.
From 2005's "Sin City" to this summer's upcoming "Jonah Hex," stories from graphic novels are more frequently jumping off the page and onto the big screen. As the people behind the films profit from these large-scale productions, so do the people associated with the books. Read more...
Photo: courtesy of DAN SMITH Aaron Johnson (left) and Chloe Moretz (right) play Dave Lizewski and Mindy Macready in the film “Kick-Ass.”
Sounds of atabaque and surdo drums playing sacred music that tells the tales of African slaves and traditional Bulgarian a cappella folk songs accompanied by contemporary instruments will be coming from UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Brazilian Ensemble performs in 2006. They play sacred music, brought to South America by African slaves. Musicians were persecuted by the Brazilian government and church for communicating polytheistic values.
