Yuki Akaishi, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student, said she began her academic career at UCLA four years ago believing that she would one day become a doctor or surgeon. This plan never came to fruition because of a love for music, a feeling she said was stronger than anything she had ever felt for science. Read more...
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Yuki Akaishi, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student, will perform pop songs and covers in the Fowler Out Loud concert today.
Contra El Mar" tells the story of a deep-sea diver who struggles with the pull of a job that could either kill him or get him arrested. The film focuses on the pressure this danger applies to his family and the search for stability within common ground of a young marriage. Read more...
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Richard Parkin is a TFT student whose film “Contra El Mar” (“Against the Sea”) was awarded a Directors Guild of America Student Film Award.
Playing at The Actors Company and presented by theater collective Artists at Play, the comedic and controversially titled play "Ching Chong Chinaman" deals with the Wongs, a Chinese American family completely assimilated into American culture "“ so much so that the members don't recognize their ignorant behavior directed toward their newly immigrated indentured servant, Jinqiang. Read more...
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Julia Cho, Scott Keiji Takeda, Steve Hu, Ken Narasaki and Helen Ota star in the comedic “Ching Chong Chinaman,” which deals with the idea of Chinese American identity and will run through Nov. 20.
On Tuesday, comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA's Royce Hall for her achievements in comedy. Read more...
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On Tuesday, veteran comedian Betty White accepted the Jack Benny Award at UCLA’s Royce Hall for her achievements in the field of comedy. The event was presented by the Campus Events Commission and the Benny family. (Credit: Courtesy of David Soto)
Bright lights, loud sounds and occasional trash talk are typical contributors to the A-level of Ackerman Union, specifically Game On!'s atmosphere. Read more...
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Game On!’s upcoming Xbox 360 “Madden NFL 12″ tournament will give out a cash prize for the winners.
Mark Stewart, better known by his stage name, Stew, compares the tight-knit art scenes in New York and Berlin to the independent one in Los Angeles. Read more...
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Known for his band the Negro Problem, Stew (Mark Stewart), pictured here with musical collaborator Heidi Rodewald, will kick off his artist residency at the UCLA Hammer Museum tonight in a performance at the Billy Wilder Theater. (Credit: Courtesy of UCLA Live)
By day, the faded letters of the Pantages Theatre aren't much to look at. Read more...
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The interior of the famous Pantages Theatre reflects Art Deco design, popular at the time of the theater’s 1930 construction.
