A nine-to-five day of school and work followed by producing songs in a dorm closet is just another typical day for UCLA student, rapper and producer Maurice Wheatley. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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April 4, 12:12 am
Alumna documents trials of marriage in film for thesis
Esther Julie-Anne comes from a rich genetic heritage of both French and Native American descent. Now happily married, living in the United States, she retains a high appreciation for both her foreign and localized family roots. Her family’s legacy for marriage, however, remains another story. Read more...
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Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 4, 12:07 am
‘Titanic’ musical embarks on stage through UCLA’s Hooligan Theatre Company
It’s the ship that launched a thousand theatrical retellings. Friday night in the Freud Playhouse, UCLA’s Hooligan Theatre Company opens its production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Titanic.” The musical version highlights different passengers’ vantage points during the catastrophe. Read more...
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Arts, Lifestyle
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April 3, 1:46 am
Student-facilitated course at UCLA explores fashion history
UCLA is moving in forward fashion with the addition of a student-facilitated fashion history and design course this quarter. The seminar course, Theater 88S: “Designing Century: Fashion Design Introductory Course,” was created by fourth-year computational and systems biology student and self-taught designer Jennifer Lee, who said it was the first of its kind. Lee will teach a weekly seminar on the history of 20th-century fashion by analyzing design techniques of distinguished fashion designers like Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. Today will be the class’s first session. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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April 3, 12:30 am
Feature documentary recounts UCLA professor, activist Angela Davis
Director Shola Lynch stated that if she were to write a scripted, narrative film in which a 26-year-old philosophy student became an international political icon, Hollywood would strike the film down as unbelievable. Read more...
Photo: Director Shola Lynch’s new documentary “Free Angela & All Political Prisoners” chronicles Angela Davis’ imprisonment and trial in the 1970s. Davis was a UCLA professor and a member of the Communist Party.
Arts
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April 3, 12:25 am
Ready Player One: Gaming enters new era of immersion technology
The video game is on the rise. Gone are the days of the shunned gamer, playing alone in the dark, Mountain Dew at his side, fingertips orange with Cheetos dust. Read more...
Arts
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April 3, 12:20 am
UCLA student’s novel idea crowned fan favorite in Pitchapalooza
Katie Neipris did not start crying when she initially found out the pitch for her novel was one of the 25 selected for a literary contest. Read more...
Photo: Third-year English student Katie Neipris submitted her currently unfinished and untitled novel to The Book Doctors’ Third Annual NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza. Neipris won a one-hour consultation with The Book Doctors, two authors who are experts in the publishing industry.