Tuesday, June 30

CEC to hold post-film talk on ‘American Sniper’ after student outcry

Undergraduate student government officers added a post-film discussion to their Tuesday screening of “American Sniper” after dozens of students plastered its Facebook event page with concerns that the film promotes Islamophobia and glorifies war. Read more...

Photo: On the undergraduate government’s Campus Events Commission’s Facebook event page for Tuesday’s film screening of “American Sniper,” students protested the free showing of the controversial, Oscar-nominated film. In response, CEC added a discussion after the screening. (Warner Bros.)


Album Review: ‘Kindred’

Passion Pit’s lyrics are always surprising. “So I’m guarding all my history, no it won’t come up again/ I wanna be alone,” Michael Angelakos sings in “Five Foot Ten (I)” from the synthpop band’s new album, “Kindred.” These are the kinds of lyrics that make people think. Read more...

Photo: (Columbia Records)


Adjunct professor self-publishes first book ‘The Florentine Deception’

Eight years ago, computer scientist, software engineer and UCLA adjunct professor Carey Nachenberg began his longest project yet. Today, he has some advice he said he wishes he’d known from the start. Read more...

Photo: Computer scientist, software engineer and UCLA adjunct professor Carey Nachenberg self-published his first novel, a techno thriller titled “The Florentine Deception,” which is now for sale online and through Barnes and Noble. Nachenberg said all of the proceeds of its sale will be donated to charities focused on youth development and education. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Alumni art ‘Drawn’ to architecture and urban design exhibition

Kristy Balliet figured out she wanted to be an architect during a middle school technical drawing class. Balliet, who received a master’s of architecture II from UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, is one of more than 100 UCLA alumni to submit work to an upcoming AUD exhibition called “Drawn.” This is the second “Drawn” exhibition – the first of which was held in 2004 – and it will feature works from UCLA alumni from 1968 to 2014. Read more...

Photo: “Drawn,” an exhibition by UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, will showcase drawings created by more than 100 UCLA alumni from 1968-2014. (Courtesy of Georgina Huljich)



Chinese Student Association to perform ‘The Butterfly Lovers’

Tears fall down Yingtai Zhu’s cheeks as she leans toward the grave of her beloved Liang. Played by second-year business economics student Xiaoyi Chen, Zhu is a young Chinese girl fighting for her love in an ancient feudal society. Read more...

Photo: The Chinese Student Association will hold their annual Heritage Night at Schoenberg Hall Saturday. This year, they will perform “The Butterfly Lovers,” a traditional Chinese love tragedy about Yingtai Zhu, a young girl pursuing love in a feudal society. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)


Coachella: Weekend Two

The Daily Bruin is at the second week of Coachella. See our ongoing coverage of the music festival this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Coachella attendees mill underneath this year’s de facto symbol of the festival, a giant caterpillar. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin)