Tuesday, February 17

Summer class on Cardi B explores re-okurrr-ing issues of respectability politics

Only a student in guest lecturer Christian Green’s class could get away with writing “Okurrr” in one of their papers. Green, an alumnus of the African American Studies department, is using Cardi B as his muse for his course, “Cardi B and Respectability Politics: Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Sexuality.” The class, he said, analyzes U.S. Read more...

Photo: Guest lecturer Christian Green’s summer class “Cardi B and Respectability Politics: Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Sexuality” analyzes U.S. history and the role of black women in American society. (Courtesy of Charles Jones)




Concert review: Fitz and the Tantrums, Young the Giant are complementary in colorful performance

This post was updated August 13 at 12:19 p.m. Young the Giant and Fitz and the Tantrums, both Los Angeles-based bands, brought it home for their show at The Forum. Read more...

Photo: Sameer Gadhia, lead vocalist of Young the Giant, donned a bright yellow overcoat for the band’s Los Angeles performance at The Forum. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)



First-generation student’s videos capture honest, guiding glimpse of college life

Binisha Dahal spent her senior year of high school making YouTube videos. The rising second-year anthropology student runs a YouTube channel with over 8,000 subscribers and makes content surrounding college life, including tips on productivity, her daily activities and personal Q&As about UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Rising second-year anthropology student Binisha Dahal runs a YouTube channel through which she aims to depict the reality of the college experience. She provides tips on productivity, her daily activities and personal Q&As about UCLA. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)