James Bass flicks his baton to cue musicians when he performs with a choir. But in rehearsal he emerges as a teacher, his choir room becoming his classroom and his vocalists his students. Read more...
Photo: Before coming to the West Coast, James Bass conducted choirs in Florida and Michigan. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Wendy Liu’s breakfast in her hometown of Taipei, Taiwan, often includes Taiwanese egg rolls made from a fried flour and corn starch batter wrapped around an egg. Read more...
In 1983, Dan Froot prepared and served an entire meal in his first post-college performance, “An Attack of Loneliness,” in an attempt to form a relationship with his audience members. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
College is a time for experimentation, and the musically inclined may become band-curious. In the heart of the Los Angeles music scene, UCLA has ample opportunities for budding rock stars and pop divas to fulfill their artistic urges by starting a band. Read more...
Photo: The Eva B. Ross Foundation includes fourth-years Eva Barrosse and David Miller, who met during freshman year. (Courtesy of Eva B. Ross Foundation)
Christina Rice, Janina Lamoglia and Kailyn Glass gathered around their Midvale Avenue apartment’s dining room table in their pajamas. The trio spoke into the microphones set up on the table, recording their discussion on jealous friends and roommate drama for the next episode of their podcast “Actually Adultish.” Rice, a fourth-year psychology student, began listening to podcasts in August 2015. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students Janina Lamoglia, Christina Rice and Kailyn Glass (left to right) record their weekly podcast “Actually Adultish” from the couch of their apartment. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Ariel Winter aspired to attend a university from a young age. But unlike most other college hopefuls, Winter applied to college while filming for a 22-time Emmy-winning television series. Read more...
Photo: Actress Ariel Winter of “Modern Family” said she does not plan on pursuing film classes, theater clubs or student productions at UCLA when she attends in 2017. (Courtesy of Collin Stark)
The moment Vivian Rubio arrived in the United States, she became an American – removed from her friends and family in Venezuela. But to Americans, especially those in the film and television casting industry, she will always be Venezuelan – or at least something other than the white American image she said the entertainment industry deems “neutral.” Though her hard work has garnered many roles, and her bilingualism has opened her to diverse characters, the third-year graduate student in acting said she is often faced with discrimination and typecasting. Read more...
Photo: Graduate acting student and actress Vivian Rubio moved to the United States from Venezuela when she was 15 years old. She is frequently cast in diverse Spanish-speaking roles, such as her part as Giovanna in the new Netflix show “Las Garnachas.” (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
