Welcome back, Bachelor Nation, to yet another season of 30 women vying for one man’s heart. The 24th season of the franchise features Peter Weber, a Colton Underwood look-alike nicknamed Pilot Pete. Read more...
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Ahmanson Theatre said “Hello” to the most amazing book Friday night. Touring in Los Angeles through March 29, “The Book of Mormon” delivers on its promise of well-crafted laughs but falls slightly short in its characters and finale. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 26 at 11:54 p.m. Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s legacy will be brought to life through an exploration of gentrification in South Central Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: “Buy Back the Block: A Discussion About Nipsey Hussle and Gentrification in South L.A.” is organized by first-year experience coordinator Simone Jackson and takes place in Tom Bradley International Hall on Tuesday. The event aims to open up a conversation about the impact of Hussle’s activism on the Los Angeles community.
Laurie Leyden is an academic counselor by day, but runs a blog for personalized life advice by night. As the student affairs officer of UCLA’s statistics department, Leyden assists both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers within statistics, advising on majors and helping students enroll in classes. Read more...
Photo: Laurie Leyden, the current student affairs officer in UCLA’s Statistics department, runs her personal blog “Life Lessons with Laurie” on the side. She said she was inspired to do so after two years counseling students and wanting to find something more meaningful to pursue outside of UCLA. (Sophie Marencik/Daily Bruin)
A chance encounter with Freddy Krueger inspired Justin Garza’s student short film. While at a bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the graduate student ran into Robert Englund, the actor who played Freddy Krueger in the 1984 “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise. Read more...
Photo: MFA student Raquel Hagman worked as a cinematographer on MFA student Justin Garza’s short film, “My Nightmare.” She said she utilized a number of different techniques, ranging from a tripod to handheld camera movements, in order to reveal the main character’s varying emotional states. The film was shot throughout West Hollywood and UCLA, with the team traveling from a house in Hollywood Hills to an office building on Rodeo Drive. (Naveed Pour/Daily Bruin)
Nothing is more terrifying than a full bladder and a long line to pee. Directed by graduate student in fine arts Paloma López, the six-minute film “Pee” highlights the uncomfortable social situation through Maya, a shy girl who needs to pee during a warehouse rave event. Read more...
Photo: Changhui Shi (left), graduate student in fine arts Paloma López (center) and fourth-year film student Catho D’Souza (right) all worked on the six-minute short film “Pee,” which follows a shy girl at a warehouse rave who goes to desperate measures to find a place to use the bathroom. D’Souza said the film presents the nuances of human desperation. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)
Việt Thanh Nguyễn wrote his first book in the third grade. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author spoke at the first Southeast Asian Students for OrgaNizing Conference and the 2020 David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture on Saturday at Carnesale Commons. Read more...
Photo: Author Việt Thanh Nguyễn was the guest speaker at the first Southeast Asian Students for OrgaNizing Conference and the 2020 David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture on Saturday, touching upon issues such as the refugee experience and media representation of Asian Americans. The event concluded with students sharing their own experiences about being Asian American. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
