Fee hikes ultimately seen as result of reduced fund support from state

November 22, 2010 - Last week, the UC Board of Regents voted to raise student fees eight percent for fall 2011. UC students have seen four fee hikes in the past three years. Reporter Devin Kelly talks about the reasons behind this. [4:01]

Motorcyclists deliver holiday cheer to pediatric patients in Harley toy run

On Sunday morning, motorcyclists spent some time with patients at Mattel Children’s Hospital’s annual toy run. The event was started 21 years ago and has become an annual tradition for the bikers of the Anaheim-Fullerton Harley Owners Group chapter of Southern California. [1:22]

'Potter' fans line up early to experience 'Deathly Hallows' Westwood premiere

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” premiered Friday at the Regency Theatre in Westwood. Students have followed Harry, Ron and Hermione on the big screen since the beginning of the saga, and for muggles, this might be the closest they can get to the wizarding world. [1:34]

University of California may merge all its campuses' health care programs into one

November 19, 2010 - Health care has become a contentious issue nation-wide, and now UCLA has a debate of its own. The UC system may soon consolidate individual campuses' health insurance programs into one system. [3:39]

Sex ed revamped: squad educates teens on STDs through music

Nov. 29, 2010 – Now in its second year, the UCLA Sex Squad travels to high schools throughout Los Angeles performing skits, songs and dances about HIV, AIDS and sex. The squad’s beatboxer, Carlo Paredes, a fourth-year electrical engineering student, teaches kids about sex through his music. Be prepared for a blunt, and possibly offensive, teaching style. [2:56]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: November 29, 2010

On Wednesday nine of UCLA’s a cappella groups will come together for concert to celebrate the season; it’s called “The Holidays: A Cappella-Rama” and it’ll take place at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Campus Auditorium on the Hill. But we got a little impatient, so members of Awaken A Cappella joined us in the studio.



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The Daily Bruin Radio Show: A cappella groups sing for the season

On Wednesday nine of UCLA’s a cappella groups will come together for concert to celebrate the season; it’s called “The Holidays: A Cappella-Rama” and it’ll take place at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Campus Auditorium on the Hill. But we got a little impatient, so members of Awaken A Cappella joined us in the studio.



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[5:57]

The Daily Bruin Sports Show: November 29, 2010

It's the last Daily Bruin Sports Show of the quarter and it's also rivalry week. Sam and Eli discuss the big football game coming up this weekend against USC and recap last week's loss to ASU. Eli also talks about his trip to New York City to cover the basketball team at the NIT Season Tip-Off. And it's Armen, our producer's, last show. We wish him the best as he heads to study abroad next quarter.



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[23:46]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Life goes on after finals

What's the first thing you're going to do when finals are over? Here's what students on campus are planning.



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[2:34]

Former foster youth find fellowship through Thanksgiving food

November 24, 2010 -Thanksgiving was celebrated a little early for former foster youth at UCLA and the faculty and parents who support them. Through food and fellowship they foster a strong sense of family, one without biological ties. [2:38]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: November 15, 2010

On this week's edition of The Daily Bruin Sports Show, hosts Sam Strong and Eli Smukler dive into basketball season as the Bruins opened the regular season with an 83-50 win over Cal State Northridge. The guys talk about the team's new look this season. But fear not, UCLA football hasn't gone away. The Bruins had a bye last week as they prepare for their game at Washington on Thursday.

The Daily Bruin Sports Show: November 22, 2010

Basketball and football continue to converge as we near the end of the football season. The pigskin team fell to Washington 24-7 in a blackout, and the basketball team is headed to Madison Square Garden for the semifinals of the preseason NIT. Ben Howland's boys will have a tall task ahead of them as they face Villanova. Plus, we'll bring you Bruin Locker Room from Husky Stadium and Pauley Pavilion.

Students blend at newly established Turkish Student Association's game night

November 16, 2010 - Many consider Turkish culture to be where East meets West and where history coexists with the modern world. In Turkey, European and Middle Eastern styles and ideas mingle, but for whatever reason, people don't seem to know very much about it. UCLA's newly established Turkish Student Association wants to change this, starting with their first-ever game night. Reporter Emily Chu has the story. [2:26]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: A Poetry Jam with a Cause

“My tongue is like a needle scratching through the grooves of a lost wisdom, trying to find a faith that beats like yours. What secrets do your bones hold?”



That’s an excerpt from spoken word artist Mayda del Valle’s performance at the White House. In this interview, will preview UCLA’s first ever Poetry Jam where del Valle will take center stage. Reporter Christina Hughes got the chance to talk with John Freedman from OneHEARTSource to learn about the event and see what he hopes to achieve with it.



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The Daily Bruin Radio Show: November 15, 2010

"My tongue is like a needle scratching through the grooves of a lost wisdom, trying to find a faith that beats like yours. What secrets do your bones hold?”

That’s an excerpt from spoken word artist Mayda del Valle’s performance at the White House. On tonight’s show, we have a preview for UCLA’s first ever Poetry Jam where del Valle will take center stage. John Freedman from OneHEARTSource talks to us about the event and shares what he hopes to achieve with it.


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The Daily Bruin Sports Show: November 15, 2010

On this week's edition of The Daily Bruin Sports Show, hosts Sam Strong and Eli Smukler dive into basketball season as the Bruins opened the regular season with an 83-50 win over Cal State Northridge. The guys talk about the team's new look this season. But fear not, UCLA football hasn't gone away. The Bruins had a bye last week as they prepare for their game at Washington on Thursday.
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[27:16]

Historical waltz attendees dance through time with rhythm

News Brief: Though popular dance styles focus on individual, unorganized movement, attendees of a historical waltz event twirled together under the Powell Library rotunda on Saturday. [0:41]

Astronomy Live! engages children in 'Exploring Your Universe' fair

News Brief: Astronomy Live! is an outreach group of UCLA graduate students from the Physics and Astronomy departments. Their annual “Exploring Your Universe” fair upholds their mission of teaching astronomy to kids in an interactive way. [1:21]

Movie 'Jolene' follows one woman through destructive relationships even as she keeps hope for a better life

November 12, 2010 - "Jolene," starring newcomer Jessica Chastain as a red-headed young woman who travels across the country experiencing a string of unhealthy relationships, opened Friday at Laemmle's Sunset 5 in Los Angeles on November 5. [2:48]

Ancient Mexico comes to LACMA in the form of Olmec art exhibit

November 12, 2010 - This fall, UCLA’s anthropology department offers an off-campus course on Olmec art once a week at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The museum is closed on Wednesdays, so students get the exhibit all to themselves. A giant head greets visitors at the entrance. [4:58]

Ashe Center calls the shots this flu season

News Brief: With the return of its annual flu shot fairs, the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center is trying to get students ready for flu season quickly and conveniently.



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[0:50]

Staying in touch with American Indian roots

November is American Indian Heritage Month, and UCLA's American Indian Student Association, or AISA, is celebrating with a series of events and activities this week. Mattie Varner, the youth conference coordinator for AISA, discusses her roots.



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[9:05]

UCLA faculty divided on move to online courses

News Brief: University of California campuses are considering a move to online undergraduate instruction, but not everyone is on board.



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[0:43]

Parents' Weekend reunites Bruins with their families

Families reunited with their Bruins last Friday for the beginning of UCLA’s Parents’ Weekend. The first night, campus festivities came to a close with a large Bruin Barbeque in Dickson Plaza, where UCLA students joined their families for food, live music and dancing.



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[0:41]

UCLA Radiation Oncology Department awarded $14 million grant

With the renewal of a grant, a team of researchers at the Radiation Oncology Department will continue focusing its efforts to find treatment for radiation damage.



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[0:48

Proposition 26 would change how certain fees are increased

November 1, 2010 - Proposition 26 is about the difference between the "tax" and the "fee". But what does that mean? [2:19]

Proposition 21 aims to use vehicle and license registration fees to fund state parks

November 1, 2010 - State parks comprise some of California’s most beautiful scenery. A new measure would charge motorists to help fund them. [1:59]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: New Terasaki Life Sciences building opens

October 25, 2010 - The Terasaki Life Sciences building, named after Professor Emeritus of Surgery Paul Ichiro Terasaki, was officially opened this morning at 10 a.m. The Dean of Life Sciences, Victoria Sork, says that this new building is a huge improvement over the old one.

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[0:45]

The Daily Bruin Sports Show: November 8, 2010

Rick Neuheisel and company pulled off a dramatic late win this weekend over Oregon State. Sam Strong and Eli Smukler discuss UCLA’s performance and look ahead to games. And special guest Jon Gold from LA Daily News.

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: November 8, 2010

“I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures.” -Geronimo

On tonight’s show, American Indian Student Association representative Mattie Varner discusses her cultural roots and previews the events that AISA has in store for Native American Awareness Week.

The Daily Bruin Sports Show: November 1, 2010

Daily Bruin Sports Editor Sam Strong is joined in the studio by guest host Brantley Watson. On tonight's show, they'll review UCLA Football's disappointing loss at home to the Arizona Wildcats. Plus, special guest caller Tony Dye is on tonight's show!

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: November 1, 2010

Less than 24 hours to go until it's time to vote in the 2010 midterm elections. On tonight’s show, we'll feature two proposition stories and we'll also have all the latest UCLA news.

Minimizing construction noise at Ackerman Turnaround

October 28, 2010 - Sounds of clanging and buzzing are constant around the UCLA campus. Campus spokesman, Phil Hampton, comments on efforts to keep construction noise at a minimum. [2:05]

The Daily Bruin Sports Show: October 25, 2010

On this week's show, Sports Editor Sam Strong and Sports Senior Staffer Eli Smukler bemoan UCLA football's poor showing at Oregon last week. They'll also talk about the news that two additional players from the team have been handed one-game suspensions for violation of team rules.



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The Daily Bruin Radio Show: October 25, 2010

On this week's show, Political Science Professor Andrew Sabl joined us to talk about how the upcoming elections. We also spoke with UCLA Extension Student Timothy Tau, who won second place in Playboy's annual College Fiction Contest.



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[20:43]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: October 18, 2010

We hear from Gavin Newsom, Rosario Dawson, and Daily Bruin senior staffers Maya Sugarman and Matt Stevens.

Last week, the Daily Bruin published a series on basketball in Yaoundé, Cameroon – the hometown of two UCLA basketball alumni. The on-site reporting was made possible by the Bridget O’Brien Scholarship Foundation, now in its third year of funding student journalism with a global reach and local impact.


This year’s recipients, Sugarman and Stevens, spent 31 days in Yaoundé and nearby villages listening to the stories of players, coaches and administrators involved in the game.



[18:15]

The Daily Bruin Sports Show: October 18, 2010

Can UCLA match up against Oregon this Thursday?



[23:36]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Reporting from Cameroon!

October 18, 2010 - We didn't report from Cameroon, but Daily Bruin senior staffers Maya Sugarman and Matt Stevens did.



Basketball is spreading from its American origins to places as distant and unknown as Yaoundé, Cameroon. Young men in the capital city grow up with dreams of playing abroad, but they don’t know what stands in their way.



Last week, the Daily Bruin published a series on basketball in Yaoundé, Cameroon – the hometown of two UCLA basketball alumni. The on-site reporting was made possible by the Bridget O’Brien Scholarship Foundation, now in its third year of funding student journalism with a global reach and local impact.



This year’s recipients, Sugarman and Stevens, spent 31 days in Yaoundé and nearby villages listening to the stories of players, coaches and administrators involved in the game.

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: October 18, 2010 Headlines

Celebrities (Rosario Dawson, Bill Clinton, Jerry Brown, and Gavin Newsom) and politics (the election is two weeks away!).



And John Wooden turned 100.



[4:57]

Newsom promotes, defends plans for educational equality

October 18, 2010 - Former President Bill Clinton joined gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor hopeful Gavin Newsom at a rally at UCLA on Friday. They tried to drum up support among the 4,000-person audience for a very close midterm race. [0:39]

Actress Rosario Dawson visits UCLA to encourage voter registration

October 15, 2010 - Actress Rosario Dawson visited UCLA on Thursday to encourage students to take advantage of their political rights. [0:43]

UCLA community celebrates John Wooden's 100th birthday

October 15, 2010 - Students and members from the UCLA community celebrated John Wooden’s 100th birthday Thursday at a special event put on by the Undergraduate Students Association Council. [1:00]

New theater students begin college with Tai Chi course

October 14, 2010 - New theater students’ first college course starts outside the classroom with Master Jonathan Wang. A long-time martial arts competitor and world champion in Tai Chi, Wang teaches a required course called Introduction to Performance. [3:18]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: October 11, 2010

"Like the blind man whose hands are precursors that push aside walls and glimpse heavens, slowly, flustered, I feel in the crack of night, the verses that are to come."



Jorge Luis Borges and translating Jorge Luis Borges - a conversation with Comparative Literature professor Efrain Kristal.



But first. the news.



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The Daily Bruin Sports Show: October 11, 2010

This week, Sports Editor Sam Strong is joined in the studio by Sports Senior Staffer Brantley Watson to talk about what exactly went wrong this weekend in UCLA's disappointing loss to Cal. You'll also hear post-game reactions from the UCLA players themselves to find out where they think improvements can be made for the future.



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A family in Cameroon shares its experience of living through the tragic loss of its son and brother, Guy Alang-Ntang

October 11, 2010 — The Daily Bruin reporting project, "An Outside Shot," includes articles, photos and multimedia capturing the basketball community in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Two former UCLA forwards, Alfred Aboya and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, hail from the West African capital city, where basketball is gradually taking over as a top sport.

Six years ago, Yaoundé native Guy Alang-Ntang left Cameroon to play basketball at an American high school. Three years later, he suffered from a fatal heart attack on the court. Members of Alang-Ntang's family share their memories of him, and their experiences in coping with his death. [3:08]

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The Daily Bruin Radio Show: October 4, 2010

The week's headlines and an interview with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl of the Islamic Studies Interdepartmental Program. Dr. Abou El Fadl discussed the campaign to reopen admissions to Islamic studies.

And a performance by members of the Improv Space, a comedy shop in Westwood.



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The Daily Bruin Sports Show: October 4, 2010

Introducing the Daily Bruin Sports Show! This week, Sports Editor Sam Strong and Sports Senior Staffer Eli Smukler discussed UCLA's win against Washington State.


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The Daily Bruin Radio Show: September 27, 2010

The week's headlines, five minutes with our Sports Guys, and a conversation about the DREAM Act with Hoku Jeffrey of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN).


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[27:53]

'Screwball' film delivers sleaze

October 4, 2010 - "Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story" opened Oct. 1 for online download and Video on Demand. It features UCLA alumna Christine Lakin as the wife of a powerhouse wiffleball player. “Screwball” sells itself as a laid-back mockumentary, but Radio Director Sarah Rogozen argues the film is mostly about men obsessed with getting laid. [2:28]

UCLA Live begins season with performance from John Cale, hopes to keep fundraising steady in light of cut budget

September 30, 2010 - UCLA Live's new season begins tonight, but the new year is marked by financial cuts and programming changes for the department. [0:58]

Boxing Club member Kyler Richie's love for the sport stemmed from his military roots

September 29, 2010 - UCLA boxing club member Kyler Richie describes how he came to love the sport. [2:29]

Strut for Prevention Fashion Show awards scholarships to students, provides support for cancer victims

September 27, 2010 - On Sept. 25, a group of models of all shapes and sizes dressed up for the Strut For Prevention Fashion Show at the Trina Turk clothing boutique in Beverly Hills. [3:06]

UCLA Transportation parking assistants create personal connections in their jobs

September 23, 2010 - When you arrive at UCLA, some of the first people you’ll meet are UCLA Transportation employees. They represent the campus by giving information about navigating its 419 acres. Two student workers and one of their managers show us how they have created social networks in the process. [3:47]

UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center provides classes on how to relax

September 23, 2010 - The UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center teaches the art of mindfulness and what it can do for well-being. Its instructional classes teach the public how they too can tap into the power of living in the present. [4:00]

Bruin Health Improvement Program keeps UCLA faculty and staff active

For the past several months, UCLA faculty and staff have been going to the John Wooden Center for the Bruin Health Improvement Program. BHIP is designed to help faculty and staff improve overall health. The program is phasing out its first year, teaching participants to do the exercises on their own as the program's session gradually comes to an end.

UCLA Angeles saxophone quartet continues to rehearse even after winning a gold medal at Fischoff Chamber Competition

August 16, 2010 - There is no time off for a musician. Despite its recent victory at the Fischoff Chamber Competition, the UCLA Angeles saxophone quartet is still diligently rehearsing and practicing for upcoming performances. Saxophonists Chris Elchico, Umut Dursun, Andrew Barnhart and Ryan Weston discuss life, music and friendship. [3:56]

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Ball kids support big-name tennis players in Farmers Classic

Aug. 2, 2010 — The Farmers Classic, the tennis tournament held at UCLA since 1984, features the biggest names in tennis. Six ball kids rotate to support the players by running after loose tennis balls. Their simple task is complicated, because despite their prominent positions on the court, ball kids want to be perceived as invisible, neither seen nor heard. [3:43]

UCLA alum Jose Iniguez competes to be MTV's first Twitter Jockey

July 6, 2010 - UCLA alum Jose Iniguez has been tweeting a lot lately. He's a finalist in an MTV competition called "Follow Me: The Search for the First MTV Twitter Jockey." MTV is looking for people with personality and an active Twitter presence to communicate online with MTV's audience. Iniguez spoke by phone from his hometown in Tulare, CA. [2:54]

Bruins catch World Cup fever in Ackerman

July 12, 2010 - The Cooperage in Ackerman Union, home to the likes of Carl’s, Jr., Taco Bell, and Jamba Juice, has also been playing host to the crowds of students hovering around its TV to watch this years FIFA World Cup games. Fans weigh in on the final game between Spain and the Netherlands. [4:01]

Matt Logue creates a metropolis without traffic or people in 'Empty L.A.

June 28, 2010 - After getting back from assignment in New Zealand, special effects artist Matt Logue felt overwhelmed when he returned to the drudgery of Los Angeles traffic. So he decided to do something about it: erase the traffic. In a four-year project, Logue took pictures of both famous and unknown parts of LA and painstakingly removed every person and moving car. When he was done, he had an “Empty L.A.,” the title of the book he released last fall. Logue spoke with Daily Bruin Radio about the process. [5:08]

UCLA powerlifting club fosters passion for competition, community

June 28, 2010 - Powerlifting is a competitive sport in which athletes lift large amounts of weight in three activities: the squat, the bench press and the deadlift. Recently, the UCLA powerlifters became an official club team. They practice daily and compete nationally. Meet Coach David Jurgens and member Scott Salomon. [2:46]

Fowler Museum exhibit 'Document: Iranian-Americans in L.A.' archives lives of second-generation members of community

June 21, 2010 - Documentation can take many forms. It can be a blog entry, an article on the front page of a newspaper, a radio story like this one … or pictures like the ones displayed in the Fowler Museum’s newest exhibition, "Document: Iranian-Americans in L.A". [2:54]

Commencement speaker hopefuls share their thoughts on putting college experiences into words

June 7, 2010 - Many people look forward to finding out who their graduation speaker will be, and what he or she will say. Although speaking in front of crowds of commencement attendees seems frightening, two students do not fear the spotlight. They share the processes of writing and auditioning their speeches for UCLA’s communication studies commencement ceremony. [3:50]

UCLA baseball games attract young fans to Jackie Robinson Stadium for more than just team's success

June 3, 2010 -- Baseball attracts fans of all ages; UCLA baseball has quite a few young fans with ages still in the single digits. The younger UCLA baseball fans come to home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium west of Sepulveda Boulevard with their parents for an afternoon of baseball near home. For some fans, it’s more than the Bruins’ record-breaking season which keeps them filling the stadium seats. [4:48]

Parenting Student Graduation participant and her family discuss how they balance schoolwork and childcare

Graduation is a time to honor achievements: completing academic requirements, participating in campus club activities, working and interning … and, for a unique group of people, raising children. UCLA’s first Parenting Student Graduation Celebration takes place at 2 p.m. on June 13. Children will play games and walk the commencement stage with their robed parents. One graduating international student from Egypt reveals how she balances her roles as a mother, wife and M.A. candidate. [3:46]

Christian fraternity Alpha Gamma Omega builds community ties with free burgers

Christian fraternity members of Alpha Gamma Omega barbeque on Thursdays starting at 11:30pm. They serve burgers, hot dogs and water to local students and partygoers. The cookout is the fraternity’s effort to help them sober up as well as build positive community relationships. [3:05

Street musicians add life to Westwood

Billy Cole and Apostle Smith are two of a handful of crooners who play to mostly uninterested passerby. Today is a slow day. But this doesn’t seem to matter to Cole. He tries to act like no one’s watching. That way, it’s just the music and him.

8-clap honors Wooden on June 4, 2010

Students organized an 8-clap at UCLA’s Ackerman Plaza at noon Saturday. About 200 students attended, and then about three times as many Bruins gathered at night outside the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center for a Nation-Wide 8-clap and candle-light vigil to show their support for former UCLA Men’s Basketball Coach John Wooden and his family. [4:44]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 10 Newscast

Headlines and stories from the week of June 2, 2010 [11:43]

Invasive red-eared slider turtles make their home in UCLA’s Botanical Garden

UCLA’s Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden on South Campus doesn’t just display plants from around the world - it also hosts a colony of red-eared slider turtles, a species native to the American south, but not to California. And it’s not just UCLA’s botanical garden that has seen an influx of them. [4:28]

Faculty take up residence on the Hill to be closer to the community

Various professors live near students on the Hill to help enrich their college experiences at UCLA as part of the Office of Residential Life's Faculty-in-Residence program. FIR participants shared their experiences with Daily Bruin Radio.

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 9 Newscast

Headlines and stories from the week of May 26, 2010 [14:14]

Eating your way down Westwood Boulevard: Noodle Planet a hot spot for international dining

May 25, 2010- Noodle Planet in Westwood is an Asian fusion Thai restaurant that caters its food mostly to locals with an American palate, but attracts customers of all sorts and kinds. [3:26]

Salsa rhythm brings dancers, audience to their feet at Fowler Out Loud

May 24, 2010. On Thursday, the UCLA community came together for a night of salsa at the Fowler Museum. Student salsa groups performed and invited audience members to practice some moves, too. [3:30]

Mattel patients' families share their experiences at 11th annual Bruin Run/Walk

May 24th, 2010. During UCLA’s 11th annual Bruin Run/Walk on Sunday morning, students, adults and children ran to raise money for Child Life/Development Services at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. Hear personal stories of the affected families and student runners as they prepared to start the 5k.[4:07]

After 70 years, Japanese American students forced into WWII internment camps finally receive UCLA degrees

On Saturday, UCLA awarded honorary degrees to former Japanese American students interned during World War II. Nearly seven decades after they were students at UCLA, degree recipients remember the war and internment camp, and they describe what the honorary degrees mean to them.

Multitasking at UCLA going strong, being incorporated into classrooms

May 13, 2010 - Although scientific evidence points in the other direction, multitasking shows no sign of receding either outside or inside classrooms at UCLA. [3:31]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 7 Newscast

Headlines and stories from the week of May 12, 2010.

Mu Alpha Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho to host Mr. UCLA Pageant

May 12, 2010 - Beauty pageants usually conjure up images of swimsuits, evening wear, big hair and a cloud of hair spray, but this year’s Mr. UCLA Pageant changes the age-old format. With comedic competitions, including the contestants’ ideal “perfect date,” and talent demonstrations, the Mu Alpha Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. hopes to bring laughs as well as promote its goal of focusing on education and community empowerment. [4:11]

Eating Your Way Down Westwood Boulevard: Student brings low-cost, high-quality cuisine from Rome to L.A. home

May 11, 2010 - Golden arches mark the entrance to Tanino at 1043 Westwood Boulevard. At this upscale Italian restaurant, your dinner may be garlic bread for $9.50, pasta for $15 to $24, or meat and fish above $30. But you don’t have to be wealthy to savor the richness of Italian cuisine. UCLA computer science graduate student Stefano Emiliozzi shows us how to make pasta “par carbonara” and dine as the Romans do. [5:10]

Artist Chaz Bojorquez reveals graffiti’s deeper layers that embody history, culture and community

May 7, 2010 - Chaz Bojorquez’s talk “Philosophy of Lettering” takes place at the Hammer Museum at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8. He studied ceramics at Chouinard Art Institute (today known as California Institute of Arts), and then mixed East L.A. Mexican American graffiti fashion with Asian calligraphy to form his unique style. Daily Bruin Radio met Bojorquez at his home, where he described how graffiti is a way to make your culture and community be seen, understood and remembered. [5:12]

Eating Your Way Down Westwood Blvd: Rolling with Ambiance at Yamato

May 4, 2010 - We usually think sushi comes with wasabi, chopsticks, and maybe most infamously -- high prices. But at Yamato on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue, customers and employees are paying attention to other things [2:54].

Expression: The Paul Dano Conversation

May 3, 2010 – Paul Dano is a young actor who has had a wild career: He’s worked with Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Jonze and a slew of other respectable artists in the film industry. And he’s as old as a young graduate student. Kevin Seo shares his thoughts about Dano's career, and also spoke to the actor himself about it via phone. [3:58]

Violinist Ji Young An to perform a solo at conductorless UCLA Camarades Ensemble's first concert

April 22, 2010 - The UCLA Camarades Ensemble performs its inaugural concert at 8 p.m. tonight. This is the first time the UCLA Music Department will have a string orchestra without a conductor. Ji Young An will play on the school’s legendary Stradivarius and is the soloist for the Mendelssohn Concerto in D minor. Listen to her speak about her transition from studying music in Paris to playing in California.

"Silence the Lies: Rock the Truth" concert brings students together in remembrance of Armenian Genocide

April 27, 2010 - April 24 marked the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The El Rey Theater hosted a benefit concert called “Silence the Lies: Rock the Truth”, which aimed to raise awareness about the 1.5 million Armenians who perished in the first genocide of the 20th century. The second-annual event feaured Los Angeles-based bands like Visa and Element. More information about the event can be found at http://www.silencethelies.com.

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 5 Newcast

April 28, 2010: Tune in to our recent episode of The Daily Bruin Radio Show. Runtime: 15:35

UCLA women's studies lecturer Shiva Falsafi to discuss history of civil society, democracy in Iran

April 29, 2010 — As protests in Iran remain in the international spotlight, the history behind Iran’s social movements can get obscured. Iran’s social movements have a long history of political engagement and being involved in the country’s democratization. UCLA women’s studies lecturer Shiva Falsafi wants to shed some light on that often-tangled relationship between social movements and democracy in Iran at a talk she’s giving today at 3 p.m. in 10383 Bunche. [5:01]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 4 Newscast

Headlines and stories from the week of April 21, 2010. [8:52]

Illusion to reality: Jacqueline Hoang’s adaptation of John Keats’ “Lamia” poem took center stage this past weekend.

What happens when a poem becomes a play? Senior English student Jacqueline Hoang completed her honors thesis project by writing, directing and producing a play based off of John Keats’ poem "Lamia." It was performed in Santa Monica this past weekend. Learn how the characters interact with each other and with the audience through movement, mind and emotions [4:37].

Interdepartmental effort sets up Table Cloth, an outdoor performance space

This Monday, UCLA will inaugurate a new architectural installation called Table Cloth. This latest collaboration between the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the department of Design | Media Arts and UCLA architectural and urban design lecturer Benjamin Ball is made of hundreds of tables. Ball calls his methods “cross-manufacturing”.

Principles found by picture of sea slugs' reflex memory could apply to human learning

A Daily Bruin Radio classic from July 2009

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Making a game plan in the quest for meaning with social scientist Os Guinness

What does it mean to live a “good life”? Christian author and social scientist Os Guinness says it involves much more than shopping for ideas we prefer. For him, it’s all about asking the right questions.

UCLA student's death renews friend's love for music, life

Like many fourth-year students at UCLA, William Lam is wondering what he’ll do with his future. Though still unsure, he’s finding renewed meaning in his life following the unexpected death of his good friend, Sasan Ahoraian, a third-year physiological science student at UCLA, in December. Lam discusses his current plans to record a music album and his change of heart since the tragedy.

Architecture students dream up theme parks with Walt Disney Imagineering

We’ve all been to theme parks, but have you ever wondered how those rides and attractions are designed? Under the training and instruction of Professor Greg Lynn, Walt Disney Imagineer Scott Trowbridge, and other esteemed consultants, a group of UCLA architecture students in the SUPRASTUDIO program are learning just that. Daily Bruin Radio talks to them and a student in the class about what this new year-long program is all about. For pictures and renderings of Townsend’s and all of the students’ work so far visit suprastudio.aud.ucla.edu.

Bikers and non-bikers alike gather for Bike Night at the UCLA Hammer Museum

The biking culture in Los Angeles is relatively unknown to most Angelenos. But on April 8, the Hammer Museum celebrated all things bicycle at the second-annual Bike Night. Bike Night was coordinated by HSA, the Hammer Student Association. Not only did the event give recognition to the growing cycling community in Los Angeles, but it also served as a forum for bikers to come together and enjoy a night of music, art and food.

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Poet and English Professor Harryette Mullen reads live on air

Professor Harryette Mullen has received the fourth annual Jackson Poetry Prize. Mullen teaches poetry and African American literature at UCLA, and this week she joined us in the studio to read her poem "We Are Not Responsible." [2:23]

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 2 Newscast

Headlines and stories from the week of April 7, 2010. We hear from actor Sam Worthington and director Louis Leterrier of the new film "Clash of the Titans" and in this week's episode of "Eating Your Way Down Westwood Blvd", reporter Betty Huang speaks with local Coffee Bean supervisor and UCLA alum Eric Kim. Plus, the Daily Bruin has a new Editor in Chief. All this, and more, on The Daily Bruin Radio Show. [10:41]

Eating Your Way Down Westwood Boulevard: An Unlikely Grocery Store

This week, the Daily Bruin visits CVS Pharmacy at the corner of Westwood and Weyburn, where we were surprised to find turkey sandwiches and fresh eggs. [1:54]

Eating Your Way Down Westwood Boulevard: Community fills up on Coffee Bean culture

UCLA alumni Eric Kim is now supervisor at the Weyburn Coffee Bean. He discusses what it is like working there, who the regulars are, and what quality service means to him.

Fowler Museum employees share their experiences protecting high-value artwork and priceless identities

From the Fowler Museum at UCLA, employees John Piccione and Emry Thomas reveal how protecting art is not always glamorous, but meeting accomplished colleagues and world-class visitors is always rewarding. As these employees let their guards down, they reveal their deeper identities as creative individuals.

Eating your way down Westwood Boulevard: Local Burger King provides temporary comforts in a tough economy

Burger King, on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue, is not only surviving the recession, it serves as a haven for people who have fallen on hard times.

The Daily Bruin Radio Show Week 1 Newscast

Headlines and stories from March 31, 2010.

It's curtain call for the crew of Korean Culture Night 2010; learn how props, costumes and set construction are essential for one of UCLA's largest st

There's more to theater than what's onstage. Go backstage and meet the prop master, costume designer and set constructor of Korean Culture Night 2010. Hear the humor and hard work behind "In the Making," a large student-run production to be performed at 7 p.m. on April 8 at Royce Hall [4:43].

"Clash of the Titans" brings epic story back into the present

Zeus. Medusa. Hades. Epic. These words come to mind when one looks at the trailer and posters for "Clash of the Titans," a new action movie that is a remake of a 1981 film based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Actor Sam Worthington and director Louis Leterrier open up about the making of the movie.

Greek students at UCLA speculate on Greece's economic woes

Bruins utilize top-notch technology in triathlon training

ORL presents NAKED, a drag fashion show, to inform about transgender community

On Feb 18, The Office of Residential Life organized NAKED, a drag fashion show, to increase transgender awareness. The models, dressed and made up as the opposite gender, reflected the way Mikaela Cullen, a second-year transgender student at UCLA feels every day.

Phi Gamma Nu tackled testicular cancer in "Balls for Balls" eating competition

"Balls for Balls" was a meatball eating competition to raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation's fight against testicular cancer. Business fraternity Phi Gamma Nu collaborated with the Student Welfare Committee to host this event for the first time at UCLA on Feb. 22nd. UCLA's Phi Gamma Nu adopted the idea from another Phi Gamma Nu chapter at the University of Pennsylvania.

Students, TAs weigh in on swelling size of discussion sections

UCLA has seen a growth in the size of discussion sections as a result of recent budget cuts. This increase has affected both undergraduates and teaching assistants, and there is debate in regards to the severity of the change.

From seventh graders to doctorates, scholars of all ages learn new ways to think about math at the 2nd Annual Math Festival at UCLA

Math can be both frustrating and fun, and even has cultural and gender implications. Learn how with attendees of the 2nd Annual Mathematics Festival, ranging from middle school students to professional scholars. The Festival was presented by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth and two branches of UCLA: the Philip C. Curtis Jr. Center for Mathematics and Teaching, and the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Memorial for Black Panthers touches hearts of attendees

About 50 students and community members braved a Southern California drizzle to attend the third annual memorial service for Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins last Friday night. Carter and Huggins, former UCLA students and Black Panther Party members, were shot in Campbell Hall at UCLA on Jan. 17, 1969.

UCLA Opera production modernizes the 17th century Italian classic, "Giasone"

Love the one you’re with, or kill her to run off with your latest affair? “Giasone” is a comedic Venetian opera about love, sex, ultimate betrayal, murder and living happily ever after. Schoenberg Music Building will host the West Coast premiere of “Giasone” by Francisco Cavalli, directed by Peter Kazaras and conducted by Stephen Stubbs, starring Nick Zammit and Lauren Edwards as Jason.

National theater project "Refugee Nation" comes to UCLA, highlighting issues facing Laotian refugees and their descendants

The Laotian American Organization at UCLA hosts "Refugee Nation" at 7:30 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Feb. 1. Written and performed by Ova Saopeng and Leilani Chan of TeAda Productions, the performance encompasses music, video, drama and dance to illustrate the experiences of Laotians who, during the mid 1960s to '70s, fled to the U.S. to escape the armed conflict in Laos that was part of the Vietnam War. That generation remains pained by the past, and the show aims to help today’s youth to understand this complex history [4:25].

Uptick in Consumer Confidence may Herald Recovery

2009 was accompanied by one of the biggest losses in U.S. stock market history. The economy seemed to be stuck in a rut, with bank bailouts and plummeting stock indexes. But measurements of consumer confidence before the arrival of 2010 showed that consumer confidence is up 2.3 points. Does this small victory accurately indicate our nation's economic future?

New Santa Monica bar and gallery mixes drinks with local art

West 4th/Jane is a new in-house art gallery and bar located on 4th Street in Santa Monica. Every first Tuesday of the month, the bar holds an art reception for its featured artist of the month. West 4th/Jane supports local artists by giving them a space and opportunity to sell their work. Stacy Wawerchak, a Chinese brush painter, is the artist of the month for January. To find out more information on West4th/Jane visit www.west4thjane.com, and to learn more about Heal the Bay visit www.healthebay.org

Spanning time and space, the 5th Dimension survives after nearly 50 years

Florence LaRue is the only remaining original singer of the famous 60s band The 5th Dimension. LaRue talks about the start of her career, favorite songs recorded and gives a closer look into her personal life today. Listen to hear an in-depth look into LaRue’s life as a singer, lecturer, and humanitarian.

What's in an age? Bruin senior scholars show learning is positive and possible, even later in life.

Advancing its mission of "living better longer," the UCLA Center on Aging offers the Senior Scholars Program – which allows people ages fifty and over to audit classes for a nominal fee ($150/one course or $250/two courses per quarter). Students reveal how the personal, professional and social benefits of an inter-generational education transcend age. Dr. Gary Small, Director of the UCLA Center on Aging, also comments on what the program reveals about brain development.

Inspired Bruins host Karnival to raise aid for Haiti

Last Friday’s Karnival: A Bruin Benefit for Haiti put on by the Office of Residential Life in conjunction with UCLA Live fundraised money for earthquake victims while celebrating Haitian culture. Listen as Daily Bruin Radio talks to event planners and speakers at the event.

Analyst harnesses power of networks in hunt for prime numbers

Eight of some of the largest prime numbers have been found at UCLA's campus, making UCLA one of the most productive members in the cooperative effort to find successively larger primes. This is a testimony not only to UCLA, but also to the power of distributed computing, the sharing of work across computers, to solve the world's many problems.

Food truck fleet, city hall clash over zoning code

Gourmet food truck vendors in Santa Monica convened on Jan. 10 following the closure of the mobile food court at 14th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard by the city. In an effort to save the venue for future food truck use, vendors, lawyers and foodies alike are making sure that the zoning ordinance is being reviewed by the city council.

Aficionados explain the victories and vices of the video game world

Experienced undergraduates and Professor Larry Tuch, who leads a video game design class for the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, explore the elements of a good game. Learn why players get addicted, how playing can tighten social bonds, and where the industry may be headed in the future.