Friday, November 13

Going for the Grammy: UCLA jazz director works on Anderson .Paak’s nominated album ‘Malibu’

UCLA faculty, staff and alumni have contributed musical works that are nominated for the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017. 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: Daniel Seeff, program director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, played on Anderson Paak’s Grammy-nominated album “Malibu.” (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)


Review: The Study at Hedrick provides a variety of culinary extravagance

Students will be shocked by the bourgeois selection of foods at The Study at Hedrick if they thought dining halls couldn’t top the flamboyance of Bruin Plate with its ambient jazz music and organic tempeh and quinoa bowls. Read more...

Photo: The Study at Hedrick offers crepes, tartines, salads, desserts and sandwiches for eating in its many study rooms. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)


Dorm Dining: Mixed berry crumble

A&E columnist Andrew Warner prepares his original recipe of a mixed berry crumble. The crumble features sweet berries and a buttery crust, topped off with a sprinkle of cinnamon, sugar and a scoop of ice cream. Read more...

Photo: (Rachel Lee/Daily Bruin)


Comic Corner: Review of ‘Saga’ series

Comics embody the marriage of art and literature, bridging together two mediums into an engaging storytelling form. In Comic Corner, Daily Bruin A&E will celebrate the literary importance of comic series through stories about comic books, comic shops and comic lovers. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Image Comics, Inc.)



Dorm Dining: Mixed berry crumble, unsightly but undeniably delicious

Life on the Hill doesn’t exactly allow ample opportunity for experimentation with cooking, leading to a routine diet at the dining halls. Over the course of the quarter, columnist Andrew Warner sets out to break the culinary monotony of dorm life, armed with a rice cooker and a few pantry staples. Read more...

Photo: Though the crumble’s presentation is hidered by the limitations of a rice cooker, it still tastes delicious. (Rachel Lee/Daily Bruin)


Bruin Bhangra dance team celebrates South Asian culture, teamwork

The Bruin Bhangra team glowed with sweat and smiles after an intense three-hour practice of squatting, jumping and leaping. “Bruins on three!” said co-captain Guransh Singh after concluding a seven-and-a-half minute run-through of the fast-paced dance. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Bhangra team practiced in the John Wooden Center for their upcoming Punjabi dance competition in Tacoma, Washington, which will take place Saturday. Daily Bruin A&E profiles five of the 25 members of the team, which was established in 1998. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin staff)