This post was updated March 14 at 6:13 p.m. Metztli Zitlalli wants Bruins to eat well and lift heavy. In hopes of inspiring holistic change in others, the fourth-year public affairs student posts lifestyle, fitness and nutrition-related content on her Instagram and TikTok accounts. Read more...
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This post was updated March 9 at 10:34 p.m. Joe’s Oasis plans to provide a musical respite for the UCLA community. Joe’s Oasis will be a recurring series of live jazz performances that will begin Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Computer science and medicine professor Joe DiStefano is working with ethnomusicology professor Steven Loza to create Joe’s Oasis, a jazz event that aims to bring jazz to UCLA’s community. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 9 at 10:33 p.m. Killer Sweetss’ candy-colored jewelry is handcrafted with care. Founded by second-year education and social transformation and psychology student Luz Martinez, the small business sells an array of colorful and customizable jewelry pieces through its website and social media platforms. Read more...
Photo: Second-year education and social transformation and psychology student Luz Martinez founded Killer Sweetss with her customers and culture in mind. She started the business over the pandemic and said the jewelry business draws inspiration from nature, spirituality and her heritage. (Sandra Ocampo/Daily Bruin)
Ruochen Li is lifting the veil on love and loneliness. UCLA’s Department of Theater will be presenting performances of the graduate playwriting student’s original play, “Red Bridal Veil,” from Thursday to Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Amanda Kang acts in “Red Bridal Veil,” an original play written by graduate playwriting student Ruochen Li. Opening Thursday, the play touches on topics of family and tradition incorporated with fantastical elements. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin)
Creation is at the very core of UCLA’s jazz combos. The UCLA Jazz Combo Concert, which took place on Sunday, aimed to showcase the musical advancements of various jazz combo groups over the last quarter. Read more...
Photo: Students in the UCLA Gluck Jazz Ensemble rehearse ahead of their Sunday performance as part of the UCLA Jazz Combo Concert. Second-year global jazz studies student Dalton Mumphrey (center) plays the tenor saxophone alongside third-year global jazz studies student and trumpeter Colin McClure (left) and second-year global jazz studies student Jordan Casciato (right) who plays the alto saxophone. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 27 at 10:00 p.m. Please hold – the future will be here shortly. Set in a sci-fi reality of the near future, the short film “Please Hold” is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Read more...
Photo: Erick Lopez plays Mateo in “Please Hold.” Co-produced by alumnus Diego Nájera, the film is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. (Courtesy of Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi/Scavenger Entertainment)
This post was updated March 27 at 9:20 p.m. Colombian representation in film blooms boldly in “Encanto.” Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature Film, the Disney film follows the magical Madrigal family as they navigate their gifts and enchanted home – their “encanto” – set in the protected, forested landscape of Colombia. Read more...
Photo: Assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Felipe Zapata collaborated with Disney as a Colombian botanist in the Oscar-nominated film “Encanto,” where he worked with animators for accurate plant representation in the movie. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
