Friday, April 17

Second-year student publishes her first book on self-help techniques

Nicolette Khalifian said her senior year of high school was spent grappling with self-doubt – her healing process began on the notes app of her phone. Read more...

Photo: Second-year psychobiology student Nicolette Khalifian published her first book in February, which originally started as notes she took on her phone in high school. The book explores how to overcome mental blocks and offers exercises to facilitate the process. (Courtesy of Nicolette Khalifian)


Music Preview: Spring quarter album releases will focus on returning to raw, personal writing

Everyone may be stuck inside this spring, but the comfort of new album releases will surely keep day-to-day life fresh. Listeners can trade in the high production on this winter’s albums, such as Halsey’s “Manic” and Green Day’s “Father of All…,” for raw, emotional releases that melt the cold and usher in the warmer months. Read more...

Photo: (Bridgette Baron/Daily Bruin)


Album review: Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ wows with throwback disco sound and relevant themes

Throwback disco clubs might just have to consider adding a few recently released songs to their playlists. Dua Lipa looks to funk-filled musical influences from the ’70s and ’80s to make a modern statement in her latest album, “Future Nostalgia,” which was released Friday – a week earlier than expected after an online leak. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Warner Records UK)




CAP suspends all performances, shifts shows to next season

The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA has suspended performances for the rest of the 2019-2020 season in response to COVID-19. In an emailed statement on Tuesday, CAP said it plans on integrating the shows into the 2020-2021 season as they work to reschedule with each performer. Read more...

Photo: After previously postponing all performances through April 10, the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA has suspended the remainder of the 2019-2020 season. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)


Graduate students craft whimsical set for short film ‘Dream Lollipops’

There is more to Yichi Zhang’s lollipops than meets the eye. These colorful lollipops, which serve as the film’s most attention-grabbing prop, offer the audience a clue to the mystery that permeates the otherwise fantastical world of “Dream Lollipops.” Zhang’s new short film revolves around 15-year-old Su and her mother Yanying, who inadvertently becomes involved in the drug trade when she begins painting lollipops with drugged pigments, unknowingly delivering them to someone involved in the drug trade every day. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Yichi Zhang’s short film “Dream Lollipops” follows the fantastical world of 15-year-old Su and her mother Yanying, who paints lollipops. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)