The UCLA film program – like many programs across campus – must celebrate students’ work virtually. Throughout the year, seniors in the undergraduate and graduate film programs work on their thesis films, which are long-term projects students focus on to fulfill their graduation requirements. Read more...
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A postponed commencement ceremony hasn’t stopped graduating UCLA students from capturing senior year memories. Alumna Rachel Forrest is conducting socially distant graduation photoshoots for students during the COVID-19 pandemic, she said. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Rachel Forrest said she is conducting socially distant graduation photoshoots for graduating students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the closures of campus buildings prevents her from taking photos in select locations, Forrest said she is still able to captures her client’s memories outside of buildings instead. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Graduate film students await a return to set after the pandemic-derailed productions. Film productions ground to a halt last quarter as stay-at-home orders went into effect, whether they were taking place locally or globally. Read more...
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Krista Marina is blending Middle Eastern and R&B musical elements in her upcoming summer releases. As a musician, songwriter and producer, Krista Apardian, a fourth-year communication student, more commonly goes by her stage name, Krista Marina. Read more...
Photo: Student musician Krista Marina is planning to independently produce and release several of her own songs this summer. The upcoming tracks pull from various genres and are influenced by her Middle Eastern heritage. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)
Despite graduation cancellations nationwide, Payton Rockwood and Jordyn Grusd sought to flip the pessimistic narrative for the class of 2020. Rockwood, a fourth-year economics student, and Grusd, a fourth-year communication student, said they wanted to find a way to spread positivity and give back to communities affected by COVID-19, especially after seeing an overwhelming number of negative posts on social media in response to a virtual spring quarter and graduation ceremony. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year students Payton Rockwood and Jordyn Grusd founded a small business, Class of COVID-19, to sells stickers and T-shirts in light of canceled graduations to spread positivity and give back to communities affected by COVID-19. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)
COVID-19 has assuredly demanded adaptation on the part of arts therapists, as they work to empower individuals who are newly isolated and especially vulnerable to the pandemic. Read more...
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In the face of a crisis, Club Sandwich found a new way to feed those experiencing homelessness. The newly established organization, created by third-year communication student Kira Loren, is feeding those who experience homelessness in Westwood as it attempts to connect the UCLA community with its surrounding city members, she said. Read more...
Photo: In January, third-year communication student Kira Loren founded Club Sandwich at UCLA, which is now taking the money it’s raised to buy and donate canned foods to people experiencing homelessness in a period when club members cannot come together to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin)
