Sunday, March 8


Student Sartorialist: Preppy meets casual in SoCal collegiate style

I’m fascinated by any style that I can describe as a combination of Jim Carrey from “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and a yuppie from a John Hughes movie. Read more...

Photo: “Bro” style, mixing traditionally preppy staples with more of a West Coast casual style of wear, is continuously present on the UCLA campus, especially with the undergraduate male students, such as third-year business economics student Yousif Kurdi. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)


Movie Review: ‘Last Passenger’

Audiences don’t seem to be flocking to the cineplex for realism anymore. Whereas the believable epic “Gone with the Wind” was once the highest-grossing film of all time, so was the more fictionalized “Jaws” after it and, more recently, “Avatar.” Had “Last Passenger,” the debut feature from British director Omid Nooshin, come out at the time of “Gone with the Wind,” or even “Jaws,” it probably would have been received differently: praised for its character study, appreciated for its structured thrill ride. Read more...

Photo: (Cohen Media Group)


H&M Loves Music’s college tour kicks off at UCLA

Nineties hip-hop blared as fashionistas and music lovers congregated at the intersection of Westwood’s Broxton and Le Conte Avenues on Wednesday for the H&M; Loves Music’s Runway Remix College Tour’s first college campus stop at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Second-year human biology and society student Paulina Giacomelli receives a hair styling before the virtual runway for a chance to be in Kilo Kish’s music video “IOU.” (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins to display work at UCLA’s first Art Walk

Ashley Uvina remembers how, when she was 5 years old, she created intricate figurines out of the clay set her grandparents bought her as a gift. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s Cultural Affairs Commission will sponsor its first Art Walk Friday in Wilson Plaza. Third-year anthropology student Ashley Uvina will be exhibiting several of her pieces during the event, including a Picasso-inspired portrait. (Courtesy of Ashley Uvina)


Q&A: Biophysics professor talks ‘Science of Sushi’

More familiar with the Atlantic Ocean rather than the Pacific Ocean that borders Japan, where sushi originated, University of Southern Denmark biophysics professor Ole Mouritsen will give a lecture titled “The Science of Sushi” at Schoenberg Hall tonight. Read more...

Photo: University of Southern Denmark biophysics professor Ole Mouritsen will give a lecture entitled “The Science of Sushi” at Schoenberg Hall Wednesday, as the first of the “2014 UCLA Science and Food Public Lecture Series.” (Courtesy of Jakob Carlsen)


Concert Review: John Legend

It was Monday night in Hollywood. Down at the Emerson Theatre on Hollywood Blvd., however, nine-time Grammy Award-winning R&B; singer John Legend descended the staircase and headed for the piano in the middle of what became his private lounge for 90 minutes. Read more...

Photo: Nine-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer John Legend performed an intimate concert at the Emerson Theatre in Hollywood Monday night, showcasing the artist’s musical abilities with only his piano and voice. (Courtesy of Charley Gallay/Getty Images)