Long Story Short – November 3, 2014

Chirag Govardhan and Sharon Lin host fall quarter’s fifth episode of Long Story Short. First, we speak with third-year psychobiology student Samantha David and third-year philosophy student Chris Ibrahim from Alternative Spring Break. Then, Innergy at UCLA’s director and third-year psychology student Annie Law helps us explore our subconscious mind with lucid dreaming. The show […]

Long Story Short – September 1, 2014

Chirag Govardhan and Dustin Randolph host the eighth episode of Long Story Short this summer. First, Fanny Garcia gives us insight on the life of a non-traditional transfer student through her blog, “pLAwriting in the city.” Then, we speak with Paul Cleland of E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity to talk about water conservation. Afterward, Kevin Bowman […]

Activist educates on wrongful incarceration through spoken word

On Tuesday night, social activist Bryonn Bain performed “Lyrics From Lockdown,” a spoken word performance that aimed to educate people about mass incarceration and racial profiling. The piece combined spoken word with various musical styles, including hip-hop, rhythm and blues, classical music, and calypso, performed by a live band. Listen in to Bain’s creative performance […]

UCLA professor studies infants’ brains for autism research

Rates of autism are on the rise, with 1 in 50 American children being diagnosed as affected by the disorder. Dr. Susan Bookheimer, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the David Geffen School of Medicine and recipient of an Autism Centers of Excellence Center Grant, is scanning the brains of […]