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May 8, 2026 2:47 p.m.
Foster The People performing on stage with orange lighting. The band’s frontman, Mark Foster is this year’s recipient for the George and Ira Gershwin Award, awarded annually at Spring Sing. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Student Alumni Association announced Mark Foster as the recipient of the 2026 George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement.
The honor is awarded annually in anticipation of SAA’s Spring Sing, a campus-based music competition evaluated by celebrity judges.
By Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
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May 8, 2026 12:00 p.m.Anique is prepared to take listeners on a trip to the valley and a tour of her heart.
Fourth-year sociology student Anique Wertheimer, who releases music mononymously as Anique, said she grew up in Los Angeles and attended Spring Sing each year with her family.
By Christopher Baker
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May 7, 2026 4:03 p.m.Eve Mori transforms a playhouse, brings new generations to the past in ‘Himeyuri’
This post was updated May 7 at 7:56 p.m.
Serving as a bridge between the past and present, Eve Mori has transformed Freud Playhouse into a place where a new generation can watch history vividly come to life.
By Daniela Fogliano
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May 7, 2026 3:31 p.m.Spring Sing 2026: Lily Zager feels ready to perform a new, emotional piano ballad
Lily Zager is ready to debut her song at the piano for Spring Sing this year.
Since childhood, third-year music history and industry student Zager fell in love with music, at first in musical theater and then in the studio – producing and recording her own music – she said.
By Kai Echeverria
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May 7, 2026 11:47 a.m.Spring Sing 2026: Timmy Salamy looks to the horizon in his 1st performance
Timmy Salamy plans to strike a chord this upcoming Spring Sing.
The second-year business economics student will be performing his original, unreleased song, “Highway Horizons,” for his first Spring Sing show at Royce Hall on May 16.
By Brooke Reilly
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May 5, 2026 5:37 p.m.Theater review: ”Master Harold’ …and the Boys’ creates hope, the chance to fly
This post was updated May 5 at 11:59 p.m.
What does a man know about flying a kite? More than one might think.
Written by Athol Fugard and directed by Emily Mann and Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Geffen Playhouse’s production of “‘Master Harold’ …and the Boys” opened in Westwood on April 8.
By Alexis Coffee
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May 5, 2026 3:58 p.m.Black Psychology Society fosters community, career development for students
This post was updated May 5 at 10:01 p.m.
Psychology is on the mind for the new Black Psychology Society.
The newly established Black Psychology Society aims to expand exposure to psychology and mental wellness while fostering community, education and professional development for Black students at UCLA.
By Kemyron McCoy
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