Monday, February 23

Students weigh in on significance of Coachella lineup, fashion choices

Natasha Keces won’t be watching Raury perform live at Coachella on Friday evening. She’ll be taking a science midterm. Keces bought her three-day pass to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival before she knew her spring class schedule. Read more...

Photo: First-year physiology student Azisa Todd is bringing a tie-dye shirt and dashiki to wear to Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar’s sets, respectively. While attending Coachella, Todd said they will call out people for appropriating other cultures at the festival. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)


Tea Tunes: Josephine Tehrani inspires with fearless vulnerability in new EP

Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lies a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. Read more...

Photo: Josephine Tehrani, a fourth-year communication studies student makes dark pop music. Her upcoming album, “Love Trap” will release in the summer. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)



UCLA hosts first of New York Times’ discussion series with Leslie Odom Jr.

The soundtrack of the musical “Hamilton” blared from the speakers as students streamed into De Neve Commons Lecture Auditorium, eagerly awaiting The New York Times’ Get With The Times, a conversation between New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor and “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. Read more...

Photo: Leslie Odom Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the award-winning musical “Hamilton,” spoke and sang at De Neve Commons Lecture Auditorium on Wednesday night. (Katherine Zhou/Daily Bruin)


TFT students explore clashing generations in play ‘Stupid F#@king Bird’

Actress Jamie Hughes called upon a recent clash with her mother to inform her latest stage role. The altercation laid the foundation for her character’s tense relationship with her son. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will perform Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F#@king Bird,” a play about young artists struggling against an older generation of performers on Friday. The show will feature seven of the original play’s 14 characters. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA professor’s billboard art piece frames road to Coachella

This post was updated on April 21 at 4 p.m. Jennifer Bolande spent hours taking pictures for an art piece that she says viewers cannot properly capture in photos. Read more...

Photo: UCLA art professor and professional artist Jennifer Bolande designed six photographic billboards along Gene Autry Trail for the desert art exhibition, “Desert X” in the Coachella Valley. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Cents of Style: Wasteland’s steep prices overshadow eclectic offerings

Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for money-conscious students on a college budget. Read more...

Photo: Columnist Linda Xu models the shirt she purchased at Wasteland, a thrift shop located on Melrose Avenue. (Photo by Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin, photo illustration by LeAnn Woo/Graphics director)