August 29, 2011 – The Rip Tide’s release comes four years after Beirut’s last full-length album, The Flying Club Cup. The band has a new, slightly more synthesized and pop-centric sound, but is this a development worth listening to? [3:07]
Author Archives: Emily Chu
Sikh students shed light on religious identity
May 27, 2011 – At Sikh Awareness Day in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday, the Sikh Student Association set up a booth handing out free food and informational pamphlets. This yearly event is as much UCLA as it is Sikh. We spoke with third-year anthropology student Palvinder Dhillon and fourth-year electrical engineering student Prabhnit Singh about being Sikh at UCLA. [1:18]
Talented Bruins put on Dream's Talent Show to support undocumented students
May 2, 2011 – The DREAM Act, or the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, is a much-debated piece of legislation that would provide a pathway for undocumented students to gain citizenship and pursue higher education. Last week, undocumented and documented students alike hosted a talent show to raise funds for the campus group IDEAS at UCLA, which works as a support system for undocumented students. Reporter Emily Chu has the story. [2:56]
Long Story Short: Not just UCLA students came to United Afghan Club’s fundraising banquet on Saturday
UCLA’s United Afghan Club hosted its third annual fundraising banquet on Saturday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. What sets this cultural night apart from other similar events on campus is the fact that it attracts so many people from outside of UCLA. [3:11]
People of all ages create messages in bottles for Haiti at UCLA's Fowler Museum
January 11, 2011 – As the saying goes, “Children are the future.” Accordingly, UCLA’s Fowler Museum puts on a monthly educational activity series ““ Kids in the Courtyard: Message in a Bottle ““ to complement exhibitions. This month, the theme is Haiti. Reporter Emily Chu has the story. [1:55]
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]
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]