Sunday, March 8

Students present ‘A Night of Jazz’ at Kerckhoff concert series

Kerckhoff Coffee House will be tinged with an air of nostalgia and sent back in time through fresh takes on jazz standards. Four ethnomusicology students will take the stage Monday night with their renditions for “A Night of Jazz,” presented by the Cultural Affairs Commission Concert Series. Read more...

Photo: Monday night, CAC presents “A Night of Jazz,” featuring ethnomusicology students, including second-year students Natalie Brainin (left) and May Claire La Plante (right), as well as first-year student Ryan Nealon (center). (Lexy Atmore/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Ice Cream Mondaes: Mashti Malone’s

Ice cream – sometimes a delicacy and often a necessity for any sweet tooth – has reached and drawn from almost every corner of the world, and its delectable charm has not escaped those of us in the newsroom. Read more...

Photo: Daily Bruin staffers traveled to Mashti Malone’s Ice Cream for the first installation of A&E’s “Ice Cream Mondaes.” (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA club recounts origins of traditional Chinese dances

UCLA club recounts origins of traditional Chinese dances "UCLA club recounts origins of traditional Chinese dances"

Lotus steps are a dance movement found in nearly every traditional Chinese dance. The popular move is also the inspiration behind the name of the Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA’s annual dance showcase, “Lotus Steps: Origins,” which will be held Saturday in Royce Hall at 7 p.m. Read more...



Movie Review: ‘Blue Ruin’

Few genres evoke sympathy for protagonists with insatiable bloodlust the way revenge movies do. Utterly unrealistic and dementedly satisfying, revenge films capture a simplistic desire for a world in which the weak successfully punish the powerful, preserving justice in the face of evil. Read more...

Photo: RADiUS-TWC


UCLA, USC students collaborate to put on play ‘Columbinus’

The challenge was there from the beginning: building a community between crosstown rivals. Last year, longtime best friends Jack Shulruff and Burton Chaikin were both in directing classes. Read more...

Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin) The play “Columbinus,” written by PJ Paparelli and Stephen Karam, is a mix of fiction and nonfiction and centers on the 1999 Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colo. On May 1-4, students from both UCLA and USC will put on the schools’ first-ever theatrical co-production at Macgowan Hall.


Chinese Cultural Dance Club showcase incorporates history, traditions

As a Chinese cultural dancer dons a long, flowing traditional costume and deftly executes lotus steps, it seems as though she is effortlessly floating across the stage. Read more...

Photo: (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin) “Lotus Steps 2014: Origins” is the 14th annual dance showcase organized by the UCLA Chinese Cultural Dance Club. This year’s theme, “Origins,” delves into classical Chinese dance forms and emphasizes the traditions and narratives of minority groups within China.