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...
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Your favorite Arts and Entertainment podcast is back for the spring! Join the A&E editors as they discuss all the artsy things they enjoyed over spring break, including House of Cards, music, and the hit podcast Serial. Read more...
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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)
The commotion of cast members running back and forth backstage was drowned out by the distant sound of a drill. Stage designer Amy Cummings, with the drill in her hand, was focused on attaching the missing legs of a wooden table. Read more...
Photo: Stage designer and third-year gender studies student Amy Cummings spent her spring break building the “Oklahoma!” set. She researched early 1900s scenery and found props like corn and barrels to bring the set to life. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Birds are chirping and flowers are blooming as spring blossoms around UCLA. While the season brings about pastel colors and outdoor fun, spring also means the rise of brunching. Read more...
Photo: For some, brunch is a perfect occasion to bring together family and friends. For others, it’s an expensive grab at social media attention. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Through a tale of love, friendship and self-realization, Veronica Rossi ventures into the world of urban fantasy with “Riders.” It is the first book of her newest series, and follows the story of 18-year-old Gideon Blake as he is confined by the U.S. Read more...
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Michael Yanoska entered an unfamiliar world when he graduated in 2013, where online “dating” had taken a modern turn. In this dating world, rejecting a match could be done with just an easy swipe. Read more...
Photo: Comedy group Hot Chocolate Party, composed of UCLA alumni who participated in Spring Sing’s Company, made a music video to accompany its song “Swipe (The Tinder Song).” The music video, released March 14, was shot in one take, with the camera rotating continuously in one direction to mimic the swiping motions users’ fingers make on Tinder. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
