Monday, June 29

Arts

Arts, Lifestyle

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June 8, 12:18 am

Olivia Taylor hopes to combine teaching, comedy to encourage girls

Olivia Taylor has written about failing a class, peeing her pants in Powell Library and being caught faking a New Zealand accent. Taylor, a fourth-year sociology student, said all of her funniest short stories are drawn from her worst experiences at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year comedian Olivia Taylor has tutored children through the Incarcerated Youth Tutorial Project at UCLA. After graduation, Taylor wants to become a television writer, but eventually hopes to merge her passions of teaching and comedy with a summer camp for young girls. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle

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June 8, 12:16 am

Alumni, current students share stories of memorable photo shoots

Beaming friends donning blue sashes embrace under the arches of Royce Hall, ready to document their dwindling time as undergraduates. A photographer urges the graduating seniors to laugh before capturing the bittersweet moment. Read more...

Photo: Alumni and student photographers, such as fourth-year biology student Kyle Rubalcava (above), have taken to campus landmarks such as Royce Quad to document seniors leaving UCLA in graduation photo sessions. These shoots provide photographers with a source of income and give students a keepsake of their college experience. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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June 8, 12:14 am

Screenwriting lecturer retires, reflects on teaching experience

When senior lecturer Hal Ackerman was first asked to teach at UCLA, he was terrified. He said he had no confidence that he could offer students any advice that merited real value. Read more...

Photo: Hal Ackerman originally transitioned into screenwriting from his role as an off-off-Broadway playwright in New York. After 30 years as a screenwriting lecturer, Ackerman will retire and move back to New York to focus on writing novels and plays. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts

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June 7, 9:58 pm

Student combines writing, acting to pursue her dreams in theater

Faith Kearns has been in about 30 full-length and one-act plays, won two poetry awards, given five poetry readings, written six one-act plays and received highest honors for her creative thesis from the English department. Read more...

Photo: Sixth-year Faith Kearns balances her English degree with a theater minor to cover two of her passions. The playwright, poet and actor plans to pursue theater after graduation, first as a manager of Vanguard Repertory Company. (Helen Kwak/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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June 7, 9:51 pm

HOOLIGAN member pursues public health, theater passions

When her mother gave her an ultimatum between soccer and theater in elementary school, Catherine Yount had no doubts as to which path she would choose. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year Cathy Yount combined her interests in theater and science by majoring in human biology and society while working with Hooligan Theatre Company. Drawing from her teaching experience at ArtBridge, a program that uses arts to teach a variety of subjects in local schools, she will go on to intern with the arts education outreach department at Musical Theatre West. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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June 7, 9:46 pm

HOOLIGAN members exit stage for Disney attractions

As a third-grader, Kelly Lennon gave up her dream of becoming the first female president after realizing it was too difficult of a life choice. In its place, she formed a two-step program: Get into UCLA, then find a way to work for the Walt Disney Company. Read more...

Photo: Graduating fourth-year theater students Noah Holliday (left) and Kelly Lennon (right) will leave their positions as leaders in HOOLIGAN Theater Company and intern at Walt Disney Imaginnering in Glendale to contribute to the lighting and design, respectively, for the Tokyo Disneyland theme park. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Film & TV, Music

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June 7, 9:43 pm

India Carney recounts final performance on ‘The Voice’

Wearing a flowing red dress, India Carney performed Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song” onstage for NBC’s “The Voice” in front of dramatic projected backdrops of scenery ranging from shores to meadows. Read more...

Photo: India Carney, a fourth-year music performance student, made it to the eighth season’s semifinal of NBC’s reality singing competition “The Voice” until she was eliminated. The singer has a postgraduate job lined up at the A Cappella Academy but is still planning on pursuing her dreams of becoming a professional singer. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


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