Tuesday, February 24

Skateboarding culture rides into the mainstream at UCLA

Angel Aparicio sped down the concrete hill to the bus stop on his skateboard every day after high school. The familiar route turned dangerous when Aparicio lost control while turning a corner, and went flying onto the sidewalk. Read more...

Photo: Fourth–year sociology student, Angel Aparicio, has been riding a skateboard since he was 11 years old, and though he has no plans to skate professionally, he continues skating regularly at UCLA. (Photo illustration by Michael Zshornack/Assistant photo editor)


Students to perform ‘Lips’ in fresh spin on ‘The Vagina Monologues’

This post was updated on Feb. 12 at 12:45 p.m. Vivi Le has written love letters to every crush she’s ever had. The letters detailed the deep color of her crushes’ eyes or the beauty of their smiles, compliments Le thought should never be left unsaid. Read more...

Photo: Eighteen women will be performing monologues in “Lips,” a production written, directed and performed by UCLA students and alumnae opening Friday in the Northwest Campus Auditorium. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)



Concert review: OneRepublic at The Beverly Hilton

Audience members atop The Beverly Hilton had all the right moves grooving to OneRepublic. The pop-rock band filled the outside patio of The Beverly Hilton’s Stardust Penthouse with color and energy Wednesday, the band’s set bursting with sound and light against the misty grey skies of the evening. Read more...

Photo: Ryan Tedder, lead singer for American rock band OneRepublic, donned a black and white outfit for the band’s concert in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Professor’s work on album ‘White Sun II’ crescendos to Grammy nomination

UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...

Photo: Ethnomusicology associate professor Abhiman Kaushal plays the tabla, South Asian drums, which he performed on White Sun’s Grammy-nominated album. (Chelsea Zhang/Daily Bruin)


UCLA music lecturer drums up Grammy-nominated jazz album

UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...

Photo: Jazz lecturer Justo Almario played saxophone on composer John Beasley’s album, which is nominated for a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. (Chengcheng Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Former student performs in Grammy-nominated opera “The Ghosts of Versailles”

UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Their talents, ranging from playing the saxophone to composing songs to performing in an opera, have been recognized with nominations in five different categories. Read more...

Photo: Joshua Guerrero took classes at UCLA after his operatic talent was discovered. He performed as Count Almaviva for the Los Angeles Opera’s production of “The Ghosts of Versailles,” which is nominated for two Grammy Awards. (Courtesy of Gabriel Guzman).