Friday, February 27

Alumnus begins new chapter in diverse career by publishing first novel

Neal Rabin wanted to write about what he already knew. For someone who has worked jobs ranging from Club Med sport instructor, to Hollywood set assistant, to CEO of a software company, he said writing a book about unexpected journeys felt like an appropriate choice. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Neal Rabin wrote his first novel “23 Degrees South: A Tropical Tale in Changing Whether…” about Hart, a fictional UCLA graduate. (Courtesy of Nancy C. Grinstein)


Learning how to be a student and a model

Second-year students, Daphne Meyer, world arts and cultures, and Malik Martin, business economics, describe what it’s like to juggle being a model and full-time student. They both learned to develop time management skills and flexibility. Read more...

Photo: (Sandra Carbonell-Kiamtia and Susie Shu/Daily Bruin)



Album Review: ‘Mind of Mine’

When Zayn Malik announced his departure from One Direction last year, he said it was to pursue a quiet life as a normal 22-year-old. Since then, though, he has fought with collaborator Naughty Boy, engaged in his fair share of Twitter feuds with former bandmates and appeared on multiple magazine covers. Read more...

Photo: (RCA Records)


A taste of UCLA’s comedy clubs

This year, UCLA comedy clubs fill up lecture-size classrooms, the Improv Space, and Treehouse in Westwood. As LCC, Rapid Fire Improv, Shenanigans Comedy Club, Satyr Magazine, “The Westwood Enabler,” and Company band together, Daily Bruin Video tries to find out what’s behind on-campus comedy’s recent growth. Read more...

Photo: (Annie Rimmon, Natalie Green, Asmita Paranjape/Daily Bruin)



Music school spins out DJing competition for student DJs

Classically trained violinist Nolan Isozaki picked up an electronic music controller for the first time two and a half years ago, not expecting it to become anything but a hobby. Read more...

Photo: First-year actuarial math student Gillis Wang was one of four finalists who performed in an EDM competition hosted by the Herb Alpert School of Music and DJ Paul Oakenfold. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)