Sunday, February 22

UCLA alumnus portrays US-Mexico border through contemporary art

This post was updated Nov. 9 at 11:29 a.m. Daniel Schwarz compressed the entire 1,954 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border into two parallel accordion photo books. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Daniel Schwarz’ parallel accordion photo books depict 2,000 miles of land between the United States and Mexico. The artwork is running at the “Frontera” exhibit at Canadian Photography Institute in the National Gallery of Canada until April 2. (Courtesy of Daniel Schwarz)


UCLA student launches hand-drawn sticker pack on App Store

Maddy Pease spent her summer poolside with a Crayola marker in hand. While the third-year design media arts student worked at a swim and tennis club, she used markers and paper lying around the facility to design letters, stars and hearts. Read more...

Photo: Third-year design media arts student Maddy Pease designed her first sticker pack this summer using Crayola markers and Adobe Photoshop. The iOS sticker pack is inspired by inside jokes and pet names between her and her friends, with bright colors and hand drawn animations. (Andrew Arifin/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Film alumnus discusses achievement award, role in L.A. Rebellion

UCLA alumnus Charles Burnett got his start in film as part of the L.A. Rebellion film movement and has helped paved the way for other filmmakers of color. Read more...

Photo: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor UCLA alumnus and L.A. Rebellion participant Charles Burnett with the Governors Award for his lifetime achievements. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)


UCLA’s dance community attended meeting to advocate for more space

The growing UCLA dance community can look forward to more practice space on campus, UCLA administrators said at a town hall meeting Tuesday. More than 100 attendees from UCLA dance teams and the undergraduate student government’s Facilities Commission met with administrators about issues regarding dance practice spaces. Read more...

Photo: More than 50 dance group members attended a dance town hall with UCLA administrators on the steps of Parking Lot 7 to discuss UCLA’s lack of available spaces for dance groups to practice in. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


Students produce thriller focusing on online dating, avoid overused themes

“Bad Match” crams every fear that comes with online dating into one movie. The film, produced by fourth-year film and television students Keaton Heinrichs and Akiva Nemetsky, tells the story of a playboy who finally meets his match in a mysterious woman he meets online. Read more...

Photo: Akiva Nemetsky (left) and Keaton Heinrichs (right) produced “Bad Match,” a modern-day thriller about a Tinder relationship gone wrong, which premiered Friday. (Marley Maron/Daily Bruin)


UCLA art student created quirky T-shirt line, hopes to grow business

Hannah Kim invented a holiday to advertise her hand-printed chicken shirts. Through her National Chicken Shirt Days, which occur sporadically throughout the year with the support of her friends, Kim grew her own T-shirt line under the name of CHINGOOZ, a word which translates to “friends” in Korean. Read more...

Photo: Hannah Kim, a second-year art student, created her own clothing line called CHINGOOZ. The line’s first design featured a red chicken, which Kim advertised through made up holiday events on Facebook. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)