He unfolds the bill to reveal the bill still in one piece.
With a grin, he sticks the pencil through the bill again and appears to rip the bill in half as he removes the pencil. With ease, he removes the pencil with the dollar bill intact. Sitting outside of the North Campus Student Center, Rabkin pulls out a 20 dollar bill and sticks a pencil through it. It’s a whole underground world of sorts.” “You get to meet people you usually don’t have the chance (to). “Getting in (to the program) just opened Pandora’s box for me,” said Rabkin. He met Lambert when the two successfully auditioned for the Magic Castle Junior Society at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, where young magicians train and perform for other magic enthusiasts. Like Lambert, Aaron Rabkin, a third-year history student, said he chose UCLA for its proximity to the entertainment industry. “(Students at UCLA) all share that same drive, so a lot of things I was made fun of for in high school have made me very well-liked here at UCLA,” Lambert said. Once she arrived, she said, she fit right in.
When applying to colleges, she chose UCLA for its location in the heart of the entertainment industry and a big magic scene. “In high school, people thought magic was cool, but they didn’t really get me,” Lambert said. “When I encountered something where every door of possibility was closed, and (I was) just left with this impossible feat, I was enthralled,” Lambert said, shuffling a deck of cards.ĭespite discovering her calling in life at an early age, Lambert said she grew up feeling isolated. The second-year philosophy student, who has already established herself as a magician through a personal website and magic show performances on TV, said she loves the allure of applying logic to the seemingly impossible. Turning black aces into red aces and linking and unlinking metal rings are just a few of the magic tricks Krystyn Lambert has up her sleeve.