Monday, February 16


Alumna author imbues fiction with scientific rigor, feminist principles

This post was updated Jan. 21 at 7:08 p.m. Catherine Asaro said she needs to mentally restrain herself from putting mathematical functions in her novels. The alumna, who often joins science and feminism in her work, is best known for exploring an intergalactic empire at war in her series, “Saga of the Skolian Empire.” However, she said she didn’t originally intend to write hard science fiction. Read more...

Photo: (Shruti Iyer/ Daily Bruin)


Love spells trouble for queer characters in student film about love’s trials

The title of UCLA Delta Kappa Alpha’s short film is taken to heart through a bewitching spell. Filmed in a Westwood apartment in January, “Love Hurts” follows roommates Will and Ben as they enchant a fraternity brother, Josh, using an ancient spell book, Dean Tsalickis, writer and fourth-year sociology student, said. Read more...

Photo: Directed by Kaitlyn DeShon and written by Dean Tsalickis, members of Delta Kappa Alpha, “Love Hurts” is being filmed this month in a Westwood apartment. The professional cinematic fraternity plans on submitting the five-minute short to the Campus Movie Fest. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)



Movie review: It’s not just the boys who are bad, the movie is too

Warning: spoilers ahead They ride together, they die together – and, unfortunately, the Bad Boys made their worst movie yet together. The much-anticipated conclusion to the “Bad Boys” trilogy, “Bad Boys for Life,” brings veteran actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence back on screen together Friday as Detective Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Detective Marcus Burnett (Lawrence). Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Ben Rothstein/Sony Pictures Entertainment)



Rising artists sing relatable themes to the hearts of fans in Kerckhoff

Up-and-coming artist Dijon said he thought the Kerckhoff Charles E. Young Grand Salon was a strange place for an R&B concert. The singer – who inquired about the exact purpose of the room – was met by an audience member stating that the UCLA student body was equally unsure. Read more...

Photo: Up-and-coming artist Dijon performed at the Kerckhoff Charles E. Young Grand Salon on Tuesday night. While initially unsure about how the space would bode for the R&B concert, students who attended the event expressed that the small size made it feel more intimate.(Courtesy of Hannah Ferguson)