For those of you stuck in summer session or who happen to live nearby, this year’s A&E editors chose to feature some must-see summer events in Los Angeles to fill your days and nights. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns
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June 9, 12:00 am
Songs & Stories: ‘276 (Bring Back Our Girls)’ by Femi
Philosophy graduate student Olufemi Taiwo, who performs under the stage name Femi, plays his original song “276 (Bring Back Our Girls)” to raise awareness and funds in support of the 276 girls kidnapped by the terrorist organization Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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June 9, 12:00 am
Screenwriting student commissioned to write comedy pilot
As a kid, Felischa Marye felt her first feeling of true sorrow when she visited a production set. “The Cosby Show” actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner was filming a movie down the street from her house, but when she went to get a glimpse of the action, she couldn’t do anything about the barriers that kept her from joining in the fun. Read more...
Photo: After meeting with development executives, screenwriting graduate student Felischa Marye has been commissioned to write a comedy pilot script. If well received, the script will be greenlit and produced into a television show. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin Senior Staff)
Arts, Music
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June 9, 12:00 am
Donald Neuen retires after 50 years of collegiate conducting
About 60 years ago, a church choir asked second-year Bluffton University student Donald Neuen to step in as conductor, a request that the undergraduate accepted hesitantly. Read more...
Photo: After 50 years of mentoring thousands of collegiate choral members, including 20 years at UCLA, Donald Neuen will retire at the end of the school year. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle
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June 9, 12:00 am
Fashion Beyond UCLA: Guide to postgrad style
Yoga pants and slacks. Blazers and crop tops. Rainbow sandals and oxfords. It’s hard to imagine a world where all of the above can peacefully coexist. Read more...
Photo: Talya Sharps, a fourth-year African and Middle Eastern studies student, shows how to easily make jeans workplace appropriate as she transitions her look from laid-back college student to business casual. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV, Lifestyle, Music
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June 9, 12:00 am
Spotlight on LA: Summer Previews
Dear reader, Here at the Daily Bruin, we’re beyond a bruin, just like you. In Arts & Entertainment, we want to write stories for you, about you and because of you. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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June 9, 12:00 am
Graduate student Rocco Pucillo sells ‘Imaginary Foe’ to Warner Bros.
Rocco Pucillo can recall the creative writing lessons he was so fond of during his time in grade school. It was there the seed was planted for the career he would come to pursue so passionately. Read more...
Photo: Rocco Pucillo has been involved in various aspects of the film industry for 14 years, most recently selling an undisclosed feature pitch called “Imaginary Foe” to Warner Bros. (Carolyn Francis/Daily Bruin)