Friday, June 27


‘Lumpia: With a Vengeance’ gives loyal fans sequel almost two decades later

“Lumpia” is making its silver screen homecoming after 17 years. The amateur film first premiered in 2003 at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, garnering publicity from media outlets like Variety magazine. Read more...

Photo: “Lumpia: With a Vengeance” returns with the same creative team including writer-director Patricio Ginelsa Jr., while boasting new staring talents, April Absynth and Danny Trejo. (Courtesy of Golden Brown & Deep Fried Movie)


Professors 101: Juan Herrera builds on personal experiences to inspire students

Geography professor Juan Herrera embodies the notion that representation matters in academia. Herrera, a first-generation scholar and UCLA alumnus, said he never predicted he would someday be in the shoes of his past professors. Read more...

Photo: Geography professor Juan Herrera said he uses his background as a first-generation scholar and immigrant as a source of pride. He applies his real-life experiences in the classroom to make his lectures more relatable to students. (Courtesy of Juan Herrera)


‘Modern Beauty’ music series hopes to engage audience with themes of versatility

For pianist Gloria Cheng, modern beauty takes many forms, one of them being contemporary classical music. “Modern Beauty,” a concert series presented virtually through Pittance Chamber Music premiered its first of three episodes Nov. Read more...

Photo: Piano professor Gloria Cheng will be performing as a part of Pittance Chamber Music’s “Modern Beauty” virtual concert series, which examines the concept of beauty through music. (Courtesy of Pittance Chamber Music)



Alum comedically critiques corporate activism in self-made vlog-style web series

Jo March’s writing spree in “Little Women” inspired Gabrielle Gorman to do the same throughout the winter season. Months later, those pages of story ideas have coalesced into the comedy web series “Bell Parks,” which will be released at the end of November on YouTube. Read more...

Photo: Gabrielle Gorman, a recent graduate, is the writer, director and titular star in her web series, “Bell Parks.” Gorman said each episode is told in the form of Bell’s personal 5-12 minute video diaries.(Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)