Monday, March 2

USAC Cultural Affairs Commission announces JazzReggae Festival lineup

The Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission announced the lineup for the 29th annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA Monday. Wale, Portugal. The Man, Shwayze, Lido, Marian Hill and JMSN will be the headliners of the one-day festival taking place April 25 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Last year, the JazzReggae Festival at UCLA featured headliners Snoop Dogg and Aloe Blacc, spanning two days at the Intramural Field. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Urban Confections: Milk creates original treat with delicious macarons and ice cream

Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Read more...

Photo: The dessert shop Milk features macaron ice cream sandwiches, including flavors such as banana dulce de leche and Thai tea. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: UCLA alum Erik Courtney talks show filming, ‘Newlywed’ life

UCLA alumnus Erik Courtney said finding the right person through online dating is as difficult as finding a unicorn. One of his strangest online dating experiences, Courtney said, occurred when he started flirting in a bar with a nearby girl, assuming she was the girl he’d met online. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Erik Courtney (right) and his wife, Nadine Jolie Courtney (left), will star on Bravo’s second season of “Newlyweds: The First Year,” premiering Tuesday. (Courtesy of Jaimie Trueblood/Bravo)


Movie Review: ‘Cinderella’

“Cinderella” Directed by Kenneth Branagh Walt Disney Pictures 3.5 paws Although Disney’s live-action showcases have never been quite as cherished as its animated features, an exception may have been made with the revitalization of the story about a girl who lost her shoe. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures)


UCLA theater brings Polish play ‘Trash Story’ to life in US debut

Inside the silent walls of Auschwitz, with her head bent over the World War II archive documents, a young woman discovers the mysterious fate of her family. Read more...

Photo: ANGIE WANG/daily bruin senior staff The UCLA theater department will put on the U.S. premiere of “Trash Story,” directed by UCLA professor Monica Payne, at MacGowan Hall Friday. Originally written by Polish playwright Magda Fertacz, the play is a contemporary drama about the impact of war on women. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


‘Imagining the New World’ explores early Native American and European music

The Powell Library Rotunda will echo with centuries worth of music from deceased Europeans and indigenous North and South Americans on Saturday. There, the UCLA Early Music Ensemble will perform “Imagining the New World,” a concert that focuses on the interactions between Native South and North Americans and Europeans during the colonial era. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Early Music ensemble will perform in “Imagining the New World,” a concert that features music such as the first known European transcriptions of Native American song from the pre-1750s colonial era. (Courtesy of Henry Lim)


Fashion Forward: Pastels spring back into style

The fashion industry is one that constantly evolves and pushes different boundaries. On the personal level, the world of fashion is also open to interpretation, giving individuals a chance to reflect their personal style. Read more...

Photo: First-year psychology student Nicholas Proano wears a simple pale pink Ralph Lauren polo shirt. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)