Sitting cross-legged in a dance studio in Kaufman Hall is a gaggle of women, chitchatting and prepping for rehearsals for Angela Jordan's final master of fine arts performance. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Angela Jordan will present her choreography in the MFA Upstarts performance “Herstories,” which emphasizes themes of female empowerment.
The iconic scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" that has made generations scared of shower curtains ever since "“ the beauty of Janet Leigh, a bathtub, a knife "“ owes much of its spine-tingling terror to the accompanying music of intensely screeching violins. Read more...
Photo: Photo Illustration by MAX CHANG/daily bruin senior staff
Shape-shifting is not just for wizards and politicians anymore "“ Professor Peter Yates is applying the concept to guitar as he plays multiple shapes of the instrument and produces a variety of sounds this evening. Read more...
Photo: Professor and guitarist Peter Yates performs tonight at the Jan Popper Theater at 8 p.m. alongside performances by local guest musicians.
In a history seminar of mine last week, we spent a solid chunk of class discussing the current state of television, and many of us expressed the belief that it should no longer be defined as a culture-less cesspool of Paula Abdul and laugh tracks. Read more...
With its freeways, traffic, and valet parking, Los Angeles is not a city known for its walk-ability. At least for tomorrow night, bike-ability will be a different story "“ when UCLA's Hammer Museum hosts the second edition of Bike Night at the Hammer. Read more...
Photo: The Hammer Museum will host “Bike Night at the Hammer” on Thursday, April 8, including free vegan food, musical guests and a free screening of “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.”
The Getty looms over the UCLA Campus with a majestic presence. Its beauty, combined with the free admission, would make the Getty Center seem like an obvious choice for students looking for something to add a little culture to their weekends, but many students have yet to experience all that the museum has to offer. With Getty College Night perhaps this will change. Read more...
Photo: The Getty Center in Los Angeles hosts “College Night” tonight from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The free event will feature a presentation by photographer Soo Kim.
Brains and beauty in a sex symbol may seem counterintuitive. On the contrary, this is exactly what Playboy casting producers are seeking for their "Girls of the Pac-10" feature. Read more...
Photo: Rachel Swimmer(left), a third-year women’s studies student and Caitlin O’Connor, a third-year English student and former Daily Bruin contributor, attend Monday’s Playboy student casting call for the magazine’s Pac-10 feature at the W Hotel in Westwood.
