IN THE NEWS:
Quarter in Photos Fall 2015
By Miriam Bribiesca, Austin Yu, Daniel Alcazar, Hannah Ye, Owen Emerson, Aubrey Yeo
Dec. 14, 2015 12:54 a.m.
Sebastian Flores traveled to Cuba as a fourth-year Chicana/o studies student for UCLA’s first International and Area Studies: Revolutionary Culture and Popular Religion travel study program after the U.S. recently lifted its embargo.
(Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
ASU members wear black and hold their fists up during the Black Bruin Matter rally
(Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
James Anderson, who got involved with gangs and drugs as a teenager, was accepted to UCLA this spring. His determination to establish a crimi nal rights and mentorship organization has seen him cross paths with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and President Barack Obama.
(Miriam Bribiesca & Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
A local farmer herds oxen through the agricultural fields in Vadamanappakkam, where farming is one of the main professions. This village is composed of about 5,000 residents, approximately 2,500 of whom are working members.
(Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)
The pie contest featured desserts made by both professionals and home cooks, some of whom said they learned techniques from their mothers in the kitchen.
(Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Professor Kathleen McInnis incorporates her experience working in film festivals in her class, “Festival Strategies and How to Deliver Your Film.”
(Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)
Kuan-Ling Tsai, a professional dancer from Taiwan, illustrates the concept of displacement. The piece was part of the dance showcase “My Dear and Displacement II,” choreographed by world arts and cultures/dance Professor Cheng-Chieh Yu and Taipei National University of the Arts dance Professor Hsiao-Mei Ho.
(Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
UCLA Professor Emeritus Howard Suber has been teaching film and television at UCLA for 50 years. He helped establish and chair the Critical Studies Program and the Film & Television Archive.
(Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Duarte was an Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 selection as a sophomore last season after posting a conference-leading 19.29 yards-per-catch average. The Y receiver was described as “deceptively fast” last year by then-quarterback Brett Hundley, now with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.
(Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
Lecturer union members and other supporters gathered on the steps of Powell Library on Thursday to inform students about contract negotiations between the union and the University of California.
(Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
Fifth-year civil engineering student Ernesto Martinez (left) and second-year biology student Amalia Ledesma (right) dance a salsa together in front of the Bruin Bear. The pair both attend Street Salsa on Thursday nights, where they learn different techniques and styles including salsa and bachata.
(Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin)
Hannah Brenchley performed in a circus for nine years before coming to UCLA. She was involved in acrobatics, tightrope and other aerial routines, rehearsing a trick upwards of 50 times during practice after class in high school.
(Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
UCLA falls short to Washington State. Perkins had three consecutive rushes of 14-plus yards.
(Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)
Louis Paul Benedict, an 88-year-old World War II veteran, enlisted in the army at age 17 and served as a signalman on the USS Ajax.
(Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Hundreds of students, faculty members, staff and alumni rallied in front of Powell Library Thursday afternoon, supporting students at the University of Missouri who are protesting racially-charged incidents on their campus.The Afrikan Student Union, which led the rally, and faculty members spoke to a crowd of 200 about the similarities between racial issues at the University of Missouri and UCLA. They also chanted “Black Bruins Matter” with posters and fists held in the air.
(Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
3Doodler pens are 3-D printing pens that allow freehand creations by spitting heated plastic. Funded by the UCLA Office of Residential Life and UCLA Core Program Funding, this will be the learning center’s first event related to 3-D technology.
(Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Morgan and Company Jewellers, located in Westwood, has reached its 50th year of service. Marcus Rosner, the owner of the store, has managed the business since 1975.
(Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)
Fourth-year physiological science student Scott Ewy leads the quads section of the UCLA marching band drum line. “It’s a cool feeling to be a part of the environment of the football game, especially when it’s against USC,” Ewy said. “There’s so much energy and competition, and I’m excited to see how much we can serve the crowd.”
(Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
Michelle Glymph, a 2015 UCLA graduate, performed a baton-twirling routine during halftime of football games throughout her four years. Baton twirling is a family affair for Glymph, whose mother competed in baton twirling for 15 years.
(Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
Students braved the cold wind Monday night as they gathered in Meyerhoff Park to mourn the victims of recent attacks in Paris and Beirut.
(Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
Cheers echoed around a near-empty Rose Bowl, whose fans had long departed after the Bruins led 28-13 at the end of the third quarter. Meadors’ defensive teammates were jubilant, but subdued, having played more than 110 plays against a Buff offense that controlled about 41 minutes of play.
(Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
The 2015 Beat ‘SC bonfire and rally brought out several hundred UCLA students to take part in the annual sight of a blazing bonfire lighting up the night in Wilson Plaza, as well as performances by dance and a cappella groups and a special presentation by the UCLA football team.
(Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
Fireworks shoot out of the LA Memorial Coliseum during Slash’s rendition of the National Anthem at the UCLA/USC game.
(Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins take to the field prior to kickoff. Essentially losing to crosstown rival USC for the first time in three years, by a score of 41-20.
(Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s water polo claimed its second straight NCAA title Sunday night at Spieker Aquatics Center, defeating USC 10-7 to win the school’s 113th national championship.
