Friday, June 27

Artists to present speeches in creative reimagining of FDR’s fireside chats

A retired presidential ship inspired artist Constance Hockaday to flip the script of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fireside chats, just in time for the 2020 election. On March 12, 1933, in the midst of economic depression and deep national divide, FDR urged American citizens to turn on their radios. Read more...

Photo: Artist Constance Hockaday’s series with the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, “Artists-in-Presidents: Fireside Chats for 2020,” reimagines Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous fireside chats in anticipation of Election Day. In a role reversal, artists will be delivering a national address that answers the question: What can we put our faith in now? (Photo courtesy of Constance Hockaday, Photo Illustration by Nico Hy/Daily Bruin).


Students elevate and explain UCLA’s mental health resources via Instagram

A C-session class united two students in becoming mental wellness advocates. The Instagram account Mental Wellness Resources at UCLA was originally created for a final project in Sociology M148: “Sociology of Mental Illness.” Fourth-year students Leyla Barkhordar and Rachel Teo founded the page in August to combat the inaccessibility of resources amid remote learning. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year students Leyla Barkhordar and Rachel Teo founded the Instagram account Mental Wellness Resources at UCLA to increase the accessibility of resources to students. Barkhordar said the social media platform not only allows the pair to widely distribute information but also gives them artistic freedom in their posts through graphics. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)



Student club holds dance workshops to raise funds for peers affected by COVID-19

When presented with the opportunity to fundraise for their peers through dance, Bruins were ready to rumba. Other universities’ initiatives for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic inspired a group of UCLA students to found its own club, 1 Student at a Time, to address the financial needs of its peers. Read more...

Photo: Student organization 1 Student at a Time hosted a series of online dance workshops, with donations put toward their solidarity fund to help students affected by COVID-19. Social chair of Dancesport Club at UCLA Michael Perez taught attendees the basics of Latin and ballroom dance. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin)


Student’s ‘Find Your Calling’ podcast aims to inspire perseverance through adversity

Inspired by the pandemic, Terry Ayzman found his calling – and he encourages others to do the same. In April, the fourth-year political science student founded the ongoing “Find Your Calling” podcast featuring guests with a connection to UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Inspired by the isolation and loneliness brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, fourth-year political science student Terry Ayzman founded the ongoing “Find Your Calling” podcast. For each episode, Ayzman said he interviews guests with a connection to UCLA and discusses career setbacks and achievements to inspire students to persevere, even in uncertain times. (Medha Vallurupalli/Daily Bruin)



Booking It: ‘An Unkindness of Ghosts’ Part II

Kristin Snyder: I’m Kristin Snyder. Paige Hua: And I’m Paige Hua, and this is Daily Bruin Arts and Entertainment’s newest series “Booking It.” Kristin Snyder: Here on “Booking It,” Paige and I will be flexing our abilities as English majors to discuss a book of our choosing. Read more...

Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)