Thursday, July 3

Spring Sing 2022: Silva celebrates joy of reuniting after pandemic in live performance

This post was updated May 19 at 12:55 a.m. Silva is ready to sing and dance its way back to Spring Sing. With 10 musicians and performers, the jazz band is led by fourth-year global jazz studies student Emily Silva, who is the group’s namesake and vocalist. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year global jazz studies student Emily Silva (right) sits surrounded by greenery, and third-year global jazz studies student Anna Bettendorf (left) sits behind with guitar in hand. Both will perform as part of 10-member jazz ensemble Silva at this year’s Spring Sing. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Student indie band Sophia Bacino & Friends explores personal growth in debut

This post was updated May 19 at 11:30 a.m. Sophia Bacino and her friends believe good music can heal heartache. At Spring Sing, the newly formed indie band Sophia Bacino & Friends will perform Bacino’s original song, “My Old Self Could Love You,” the third-year ethnomusicology student said. Read more...

Photo: With guitar in hand, second-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino sits on a bed surrounded by colorful photos and prints. Alongside her three bandmates, Bacino will offer a hopeful outlook on heartbreak at Spring Sing, performing her original song, “My Old Self Could Love You.” (Photo by Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Spring Sing 2022: Zeinah explores escapism in intimate original song with vocalist Kailynn Wright

This post was updated May 19 at 12:17 p.m. Reality can be exhausting, and Zeinah is escaping to another world. Fourth-year art student Quinlan Lewis-Mussa, also known by her stage moniker Zeinah, will be debuting at Spring Sing with an original song. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year art student Quinlan Lewis-Mussa (left) stands with fellow performer fourth-year African American studies student Kailynn Wright (right). Lewis-Mussa, who creates music under the name Zeinah, will take the Spring Sing stage to perform her track “Leaving” alongside friend and backup vocalist Wright. (Photo by Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)


Student Sey Yang captures Asian American queer identity through camera lens

Through the lens of Sey Yang lies an intimate experience with the past and present. The second-year art student utilizes film photography to create personal pieces that aim to place authenticity, identity and interconnectedness at their center by fostering an in-depth understanding of their subjects. Read more...

Photo: Second-year art student Sey Yang stands and looks down at the purple-edged camera they are holding. Yang said their film photography considers aspects of their own identity as well as their subjects’ backgrounds, often culminating in projects that seek to explore the queer Asian American experience. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Q&A: Rebel Wilson discusses ’90s nostalgia, new creative role in ‘Senior Year’

This story was updated May 15 at 10:40 p.m. In terms of nostalgia, “Senior Year” is making the grade. The teen flick follows 17-year-old Stephanie Conway (Rebel Wilson) as she cheerleads her way to the top of her high school’s social hierarchy in the early 2000s. Read more...

Photo: Rebel Wilson plays Stephanie Conway in Netflix’s “Senior Year.” (Courtesy of Boris Martin/Netflix)



Alumnus’s film ‘w(HO)’ showcases personal journey through mixed-media animation

Candace Ho is reanimating her story. Premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival under the Armed With a Camera Fellowship, “w(HO)” is a mixed-media animation short film documenting director, writer and co-producer Candace Ho’s experience discovering her womanhood and sexuality. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Candace Ho premiered her original mixed-media animation short film, “w(HO),” at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The short follows five chapters of her life and her journey with womanhood and discovering her sexuality. (Courtesy of Candace Ho)