Tuesday, March 10

The Veg Heads: Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is a wonderful reason to get together and count blessings. However, when many of the dishes, including the famous turkey, are traditionally meat-derived, it can become a little tricky to enjoy the holiday when it seems like there’s little to nothing for vegetarians and vegans to enjoy. Read more...

Photo: With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, the Veg Heads discuss vegan and vegetarian alternatives for a traditional Turkey Day meal. Meatless options, including sauteed spinach and mashed potatoes (left) provide a healthy alternative to turkey and stuffing. Vegetarian staples like apple pie (right) can also easily be tweaked to be vegan-friendly by replacing milk with soy or almond substitutes and butter with olive oil or vegan margarine.


Alex Sloane expands musical style, stage persona as career advances

Alexandria Pickell’s unnaturally blonde hair, spider-like eyelashes, and unconventional sense of style demand attention upon first glance. So much so that her alter ego as part-time indie pop-rocker Alex Sloane is practically exposed to the world. Read more...

Photo: First-year English student Alexandria Pickell, who performs under the stage name Alex Sloane, will perform for the second time at the famed Whisky A Go Go Saturday.


‘Mirrors of the Mind’ reflects creativity of psychologists

A cartooned patient sits across from a well-dressed therapist. Where there should be a face, there is a mirror instead. The image serves as the cover of this year’s program for “Mirrors of the Mind 2: The Psychotherapist as Artist,” a two-part exhibition hosted by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. Read more...

Photo: Psychotherapist and alumna Terry Marks-Tarlow is the curator of “Mirrors of the Mind 2: The Psychotherapist as Artist,” a two-part exhibition hosted by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, featuring an art show, spoken word pieces and short films.


New Play Festival features graduate student productions

The furniture of a home is taken down piece by piece – the sofa, the coffee table and the easel and paintings, which once brought fortune and fame to two best friends. Read more...

Photo: Showcasing the plays of graduate playwrights, UCLA’s New Play Festival, presented by the Department of Theater, Film and Television, brings these student written, directed and acted plays to life. One of the two plays being performed is “Party City,” written by graduate playwriting student Brian May, depicts a middle-aged man named David and his struggles in dealing with the various losses in his life.


Students hold forum as part of Arts ReSTORE LA

The old, vacant Chili’s restaurant in Westwood is no longer a space where food is served, but rather where art is shared. Currently occupied by the Hammer Student Association and other UCLA student organizations and clubs, the building has been transformed into the student-run OPEN FORUM as part of the Hammer Museum’s initiative Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood. Read more...

Photo: Vacated about three years ago, the storefront of 1056 Westwood Boulevard, which had previously been a Chili’s restaurant, was recently transformed by The Hammer Student Association, in coordination with the Hammer Museum’s ReSTORE LA: Westwood initiative, into the student-run OPEN FORUM.