“You don’t need no more sub-genres, you don’t need no more labels … it’s just pure music,” said Jonathan Santin, a drummer in Sam Ali’s Hollywood Music Parade, an organic musical arrangement that combines many different artists and musical styles. Ali, a UCLA alumnus, describes how these various artists came together and performs his original song, “I Don’t Want to be Your Friend.”
“I think it’s art because … when they first come, it’s like hair all over the place, it’s like a blank canvas,” says Michael Sianturi, a fourth-year psychobiology student who offers haircuts at his apartment and accepts donations to go toward his college expenses. More »
Combining the fierceness of rugby with the beauty of prom, the women’s rugby team dresses up to duke it out and draw attention to their team. More »
Sounds from India intertwine with the buzz of Bruin Walk as Ryan Vig plays an unusual instrument, the sitar, to promote this Saturday’s World Music and Movement Festival, in which students and faculty will perform music and dances from various cultures. More »
“There was no hate or anything. … Beatboxing just brought us together,” said third-year cognitive science student and national champion beatboxer Moonsoo Jo about an international beatboxing competition in Switzerland. More »
“We develop them to be the best leaders of America’s sons and daughters,” said Lieutenant Colonel Mike McDermott about UCLA’s ROTC program. Watch highlights of the UCLA Veterans Day Ceremony that occurred on November 8, 2013 in Wilson Plaza to honor those who have served the country and those who are beginning their journey as part of the ROTC program. More »
“It’s not just about a bunch of dudes in white lab coats,” says Vincent Reyes, a UCLA graduate student and the content manager of the “Science & Food” blog. More »