Wednesday, April 29

Campus concerts, events canceled, postponed

All campus events including classes, public concerts and recitals have been canceled for Wednesday, officials announced. Activities will resume Thursday, said Neal Stulberg, co-director of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, in an email statement. Read more...

Photo: Campus events including classes, public concerts and recitals have been canceled for Wednesday, said Neal Stulberg, co-director of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, in an email statement. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA student wins poetry award, reflects on brother’s influence

Dylan Karlsson creates poetry with his laptop’s keyboard, transforming individual words into an intricate story with references that reach into the depths of history, politics and literature. Read more...

Photo: Second-year English student Dylan Karlsson and his brother alumnus Stefan Karlsson will show their poetry at the Hammer Museum. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Album Review: ‘Skin’

Harley Streten had a lot of pressure to establish a definitive voice on his latest album in an era when kids are coming up with fake names and producing their own music on their laptops. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Future Classic)




Vegan Ventures: Erin McKenna’s Bakery

To highlight the delicious perks of her vegan lifestyle, Daily Bruin staffer Alejandra Reyes-Velarde showcases 10 diverse vegan restaurants in the West Los Angeles area. She will be joined by Daily Bruin staffer William Thorne to bring a meat-eating perspective to vegan cuisine. Read more...

Photo: Erin McKenna’s Bakery on Larchmont Boulevard offers vegan cupcakes and donuts, including the coffee crunch donut. (Alejandra Reyes-Velarde/Daily Bruin senior staff)


JazzReggae Festival returns to its intimate roots for 30th anniversary

Malia Smith and her Uber driver exchanged the usual small talk as the car hurtled east along Sunset Boulevard, away from UCLA. But when her driver mentioned JazzReggae Festival, Smith, a third-year global studies student and the event’s director of marketing, froze at the coincidence. Read more...

Photo: In its 30th anniversary, JazzReggae Festival, put on by the Cultural Affairs Commission, will take place Monday in its original location, the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. The event was downsized this year due to funding cuts. (Daily Bruin file photo)