Monday, March 2

LACMA College Night showcases samurai-themed exhibit, interactive art

Dramatic red lights illuminate the main exhibition room as students lift their chins to witness a squad of samurai charging into battle. “The Samurai: Japanese Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection” showcased a wide spread of authentic 14th-to-19th century armor, and inspired the theme for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) sold-out annual College Night Thursday. Read more...

Photo: The dance group, Lighting Shadow, performed as part of LACMA’s annual college night. Without a stage, one man and one woman traversed the museum to the sound of a beating drum. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)




arTistic Attention: TA Dahlia Schweitzer brings background of experience to classroom

It’s easy to become disenchanted by weekly discussions, typically made mandatory by participation grades. But here in A&E;, we want to help UCLA students realize that teaching assistants are not only students themselves. Read more...

Photo: Dahlia Schweitzer performed in her own one-woman art show in venues all over Europe, and was the lead vocalist, bassist and keyboardist of an all-girl punk band before returning to school to pursue a doctorate in cinema and media studies.(Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)



Flavors of Westwood: Koala Tapioca offers unique social experience

UCLA alumni David Mangold and Vince Ho, founders of Koala Tapioca, have battled construction issues and a name change of their boba business since its launch as a food truck in November 2013. Read more...

Photo: Koala Tapioca chefs Terrill Cheatham (left), Robert Artega (center) and Nicholas Hopson (right) prepare chicken tacos, one item available on the menu of the food-truck turned brick-and-mortar restaurant that recently opened in Westwood. (Mary Kate Turner/Daily Bruin)


Cross Cut: English-language Canadian films lack a distinct identity

In film editing, crosscutting is the technique of cutting between actions occurring at the same time, but in different locations. In Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, foreign cinema rarely takes the spotlight from the plethora of local releases. Read more...

Photo: In this week’s “Cross Cut,” A&E columnist Eileen Li discusses the identity of Canadian cinema, from French-language films, such as “Mommy” (above), to co-productions with American filmmakers. (Courtesy of Shayne Laverdiere/Roadside Attractions)