Monday, June 23

Members of UCLA choral ensembles share their experiences

“Music has always been that one constant in my life where I can just escape from my academics and escape from any other problems I am having,” said Kanwal Sumnani, president of the Choral Excellence Association at UCLA. While waiting for the review of a petition to keep the choral program at UCLA, five students of the UCLA choral ensembles talk about their favorite memories and the lasting impacts made in the group. From engineering students to science students, the members of the program take pride in being a welcoming group focused on sharing their musical talents both on campus and in schools around the area with the UCLA Choral Outreach Program.


Hammer Museum features James Kidd Studio

Twisting, twirling and gliding across a multicolored stage, the Sunland Dancers perform “Friend” in the courtyard of the Hammer Museum. “This is a new piece; we’ve done versions of it, but really this version is made for this stage — with this bamboo, with these people — and it’s never going to happen like this again,” said artist Jmy James Kidd. More »

UCLA professor creates nonprofit to help children cope with cancer

On Aug. 5, 2011, doctors told Justin Wilford, a UCLA geography lecturer, what no parent wants to hear­­­. His 4-year-old son, Max, had brain cancer. About two months later, Wilford and his wife, Audra Wilford, founded the MaxLove Project, a nonprofit organization that helps children fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditions. More »

Around Ian Johnson’s Yo-Yo World

The bright pink yo-yo ricochets into the air, held airborne on neon green string before it flies back into the hands of Ian Johnson, a first-year business economics student and World Yo-Yo Contest contestant. More »

UCLA hosts vigil for Isla Vista tragedy

Hundreds of people gathered in Royce Quad to mourn the recent deaths of UC Santa Barbara students in the Isla Vista tragedy. With candles in their hands, UCSB and UCLA students, parents and alumni heard the words of those personally affected by the incident. More »


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