Sunday, April 7, 1996Shared guilt Editor: What nonsense. david aguilar’s viewpoint ("Brutality shatters ignorance," April 4) completely glossed over the most important thing to remember about this incident: These were criminals fleeing the police. The special interest groups would use the term "workers" to describe these individuals. The fact is, in this case, they were […]
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Friday brings new meaning to eclectic
Monday, April 8, 1996 Artist and his latest album ‘Shag Tobacco’ defy any definitionBy Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor Having fronted a ground-breaking punk band, opened two bizarre after-hours clubs, and constructed two movie soundtracks, it should be to no one’s surprise that Gavin Friday doesn’t make music that fits into any one category. "You […]
Professor Blausteins astic dogma
Sunday, April 7, 1996 By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Senior Staff Funky little dogs. UCLA professor Joseph Blaustein began incorporating funky little dogs in his paintings during the last few years. "For me they had meanings," Blaustein says. "I saw a picture in the paper of a woman in Bosnia holding a poodle. The dogs […]
Rapper busts out of behind-the-scenes role
Sunday, April 7, 1996 After work on TLC, Public Enemy albums, Busta Rhymes has own releaseBy Meredith Ransburg Daily Bruin Contributor For rapper Busta Rhymes, hip hop is not just music  it’s a lifestyle, a culture. "You know what’s the dope hip hop when you understand it. Then you can represent," says Busta Rhymes […]
NOW visits UCLA to gain march support
Monday, April 8, 1996 ‘Fight the Right’ plans to raise gender, poverty awarenessBy Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Staff Looking for recruits in a march already expected to draw thousands, representatives from the National Organization for Women (NOW) visited UCLA last Wednesday to gain additional support for their "Fight the Right" march later this month. During […]
Moving pictures
Friday, April 5, 1996 What pictures most inspire Mr. Rogers? Jessie Jackson? LACMA relinquishes the role of curator in ‘Talking Pictures: People Speak About the Photographs That Speak to Them’By Kristin Fiore Daily Bruin Contributor If you could create your own photography exhibit, what pictures would you choose? Most would pass over the obscure, esoteric […]
Dinner party has death on main menu
Friday, April 5, 1996 By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Contributor There’s an intriguing premise to Stacy Title’s wicked satire: What if a group of liberal intellectuals decided to rid the world of small-minded folks, among them bigots, fascists and anti-environmentalists? A coterie of Iowa grad students host a weekly dinner party, regularly inviting a new […]