We pulled up to Hedrick Hall on a warm September afternoon. My mom’s Honda CR-V was packed with clothes, shower caddiesand twin XL sheets. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle
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July 22, 1:00 am
Anneta Konstantinides: Transfer students should revel in dorm experience
Arts, Film & TV
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July 22, 12:36 am
Movie Review: ‘Girl Most Likely’
Imogene Duncan has it all. An attractive boyfriend. Glamorous friends. Invites to swanky parties. Her life on the New York Upper East Side could be straight out of an episode of “Gossip Girl.” Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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July 22, 12:00 am
UCLA Unity Club fuels students’ interest in game programming
There’s C++, C#, Java, Python and a handful of other difficult programming languages out there that may dissuade would-be video game programmers from enjoying a potential hobby or starting down a new career path. Read more...
Photo: The Unity Club gathers biweekly to teach students from several different fields about the creation, experience, inspiration and fun of creating their own video games. Credit: Justin Chang, Daily Bruin Photo
Arts, Film & TV
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July 22, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’
Before the Ghostbusters, there was Ed and Lorraine Warren, a real-life pair of paranormal investigators whose repertoire of cases included exorcisms, werewolves and a slew of demonic activity, most famously the Amityville Horror case. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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July 22, 12:00 am
UCLA alumni duo pursue development of comedy web series ‘Losing It’
Perhaps more than any other industry, the world of film and television relies heavily on personal connections, so the idea that a group of graduating UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television students would be their own best connection could seem counterintuitive. Read more...
Photo: In the web series ‘Losing It,’ written by Vika Stubblebine and Samantha Cardona, the protagonist Jillian struggles with the importance of becoming an adult, and what that might imply.
Arts, Film & TV
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July 22, 12:00 am
Movie Review: ‘R.I.P.D.’
At this point, the “buddy cop” genre is hopelessly formulaic. The industry has '80s hits such as “48 Hrs.” and “Lethal Weapon” to thank for that. But even “R.I.P.D.,” a film notable for somewhat diverging off the path with a supernatural flair, can’t escape the inevitable course of becoming lackluster entertainment. Read more...
Photo: Jeff Bridges (Left), Ryan Reynolds (Right)
Arts, Music
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July 22, 12:00 am
Student musicians try an independent, online route to sharing
From the time he wakes up and makes his first cup of coffee, Walker Ashby has one thing on his mind: his music. Ashby, a fourth-year fine arts student who is known by his stage name Toy Light, said that he devoted entire days to working on his electronic music this past year. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year art student Walker Ashby, known by his stage name Toy Light, is one of a growing number of musicians using newer technology to independently produce music within the comfort of the artist’s own home.