This post was updated April 7 at 7:54 p.m. The final hour of Dance Marathon 2024 rushed to its close. By the end of the evening, which concluded around 12:20 a.m., the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA had raised $48,070. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Pediatric AIDS Coalition hold up numbers on stage, displaying the amount of money raised. Dance Marathon 2024 raised $48,070 this year. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 7 at 7:57 p.m. In Dance Marathon’s final hours, UCLA is still grooving as a new lineup of performers takes the stage. Read more...
Photo: The band Evergreen performs on stage. Dance Marathon 2024 featured a variety of performances by student artists. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 7 at 7:59 p.m. The 2024 Dance Marathon vigil, hosted by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, spoke to the humanity of those living with HIV/AIDS beyond their conditions. The vigil highlighted PAC’s work to raise money and awareness for Pediatric AIDS research with a series of guest speakers and group activities. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Pediatric AIDS Coalition and Dance Marathon participants hold up glow sticks. Eight hours into Dance Marathon, a vigil honoring those with pediatric AIDS and HIV took place. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA’s Pediatric AIDS Coalition is ready to dance the night away at Ackerman Grand Ballroom for a benevolent cause. This Saturday marks PAC’s annual Dance Marathon, which will run for a total of 13 hours starting at 11 a.m. Read more...
Photo: Seven members of the Pediatric AIDS Coalition morale team smile and dance on stage. Organized by PAC, Dance Marathon kicked off Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
Vampire Weekend has rediscovered the key to heaven on its fifth full-length album. “Fuck around and find out,” Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig gleefully exclaims on the opening track of the band’s latest album, “Only God Was Above Us.” Born from a Daily News headline, the 10-track album’s title references a 1988 plane crash where when recounting the striking visual of the aircraft’s roof ripping off, one survivor declared “only God was above us.” Fittingly, the genre-bending record is deeply interested in mining beauty from chaos, and for the most part succeeds. Read more...
Photo: The cover art for “Only God Was Above Us” depicts a public transportation passenger holding a Daily News paper whose headline reads the eponymous phrase. The Vampire Weekend’s latest full-length album includes the tracks “Capricorn” and “Ice Cream Piano.” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)
“Monkey Man” delivers hard core action with a surprising amount of character. First-time director Dev Patel comes out swinging with his new film “Monkey Man,” which released in theaters Friday. Read more...
Photo: Dev Patel both directs and stars in “Monkey Man.” His directorial debut, which premiered in theaters Friday, follows an unnamed man as he exacts revenge over a group of corrupt leaders. (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)
