Monday, June 29


UCLA student poised in pursuit of ballet, education

A mother and her baby stood watching ballet dancers practice behind the closed curtains of a Seattle opera house. The mother, Lauri-Michelle Houk, was still on leave from her career as a company ballet dancer to take care of her 8-month-old baby, Madeline. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year communications studies student Madeline Houk dances professionally with the Los Angeles Ballet. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


When East met West LA: From UCLA student to porn actor, beyond

Eric East’s parents still don’t know he is the first Chinese-born gay porn star. East, a stage name for the UCLA alumnus, started out as a go-go dancer in a Beijing nightclub at age 18. Read more...

Photo: Eric East, a stage name for the UCLA alumnus, started out as a go-go dancer in a Beijing nightclub at age 18. He only began working in pornography when he moved to Los Angeles from Shanghai for school five years ago. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)


TFT professor to star in revival of play ‘Awake and Sing!’

Clifford Odets’ play “Awake and Sing!” features a struggling Jewish family torn between the parents’ lofty ambitions and the children’s fight to find a voice. The play premiered on Broadway in 1935 and 80 years later, its portrayal of economic strain on a family during the Great Depression resembles that which many endure today. Read more...

Photo: UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Visiting Assistant Professor Marilyn Fox will star in “Awake and Sing!” The play features a struggling Jewish family torn between the parents’ lofty ambitions and the children’s fight to find a voice. (Courtesy of Ron Sossi)


Bruin Bash 2015 to pair R&B duo NxWorries with headliner Madeon

The Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, hosts of Bruin Bash, announced the concert’s lineup online Tuesday evening. Monday’s Bruin Bash will feature French electronic music producer Madeon and R&B duo NxWorries. Read more...

Photo: R&B duo NxWorries and French music producer Madeon will perform at Bruin Bash 2015. (Stone Throw Records)


CEC’s Bruin Bash puzzle solved to reveal Madeon as headliner

French electronic music producer Madeon will perform at Bruin Bash on Sept. 21. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission, a host of Bruin Bash, posted clues on its Twitter and Instagram pages Monday and Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Madeon will perform at Bruin Bash 2015, which will be hosted on campus Sept. 21. (Creative Commons photo by Electronic Midwest)