Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays comprised of carpools to internship. Tuesdays and Thursdays – same lectures, shared studying, all topped with a grueling dance practice lasting well into the early hours of the morning. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year communication studies student Brenda Lienh (left) met fourth-year sociology student William Lam (right) as novice dancers in 2013. Now in a relationship, they are also dancers for Samahang Modern . (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Welcome to the Daily Bruin’s new A&E podcast, That’s a Wrap! In the first segment, Bruin contributors Nancy Segoviano, Emily McCormick and Carol Yao sit down with up-and-coming UCLA musicians No Suits and Alec Be. Read more...
Photo: Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin
I never thought I would see someone purposefully ram a Q-tip in her ear just so she can feel sorry for herself. Nor did I imagine I would be laughing at a kinky sex scene in which a girl stares fixedly at a creepy doll. Read more...
Photo: HBO’s “Girls” documents the lives of four friends as they navigate their 20s in a search for their identities. Creator Lena Dunham (first from left) stars as Hannah, a struggling author with obsessive-compulsive disorder who wishes to break free from her overbearing parents and live her life on her own terms. (Courtesy of HBO)
Ethnomusicology professor Timothy Taylor illustrates the precise art of playing the Irish flute. The flute delineates the presence of generational Irish history along with a deep personal connection to Taylor. Read more...
With the return of A&E’s “Love | Hate” column, two writers will declare their love or hate for recent pop culture events. In 2009, Barack Obama made history as the first sitting president to ever appear on a late night talk show. Read more...
Photo: President Barack Obama watches as celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls cleans a salmon. Obama appeared as a guest on Grylls’ show “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” Dec. 17, sparking debate about the role of the president in popular culture. (Courtesy of @whitehouse via Instagram)
Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...
Photo: Ethnomusicology professor Timothy Taylor’s perception of music as work and discipline was shattered during a night of watching men in a Northern Ireland pub playing Irish flutes while laughing, drinking and enjoying themselves in the music. Now, Taylor plays the Irish flute for his personal fulfillment and said the sound of the flute reminds him of his time in Ireland. (Jiahui Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Alumnus Nathan Guzik is weary of seeing people walking around campus glued to their phones and failing to take the time to digest their often peculiar surroundings. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Nathan Guzik posts satirical posters of advertisements to encourage a re-examination of people’s surroundings. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
