UCLA professor’s ‘Clock’ offers unique slant of Latino family life Palacios brings personal experiences to theater, enjoys new playwright fellowship By Kathleen Rhames Daily Bruin Contributor Taking a risk certainly proved beneficial for both the Mark Taper Forum’s Latino Theater Initiative and one of its brightest new playwright fellows, UCLA Professor Monica Palacios. One of […]
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‘Duckman’ creator flying high after initial difficulties
‘Duckman’ creator flying high after initial difficulties Cartoon series finds adult following in late-night time slot By Allyson Harwood Daily Bruin Contributor For "Duckman" creator Everett Peck, life has come full circle. "When I was a kid, I really loved animation and I always drew … I started an animation studio in my bedroom and […]
Healing the wounds
Healing the wounds For Haile Gerima, solving today’s ills must begin with dealing with yesterday’s. The revolutionary filmmaker, whose feature ‘Sankofa’ literally means ‘reconciling the past to move foward,’ speaks this Friday in Melnitz Theater. By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Contributor Affirmative action, according to revolutionary independent filmmaker Haile Gerima, does not make up for […]
Nikkei members await 10th Cultural Night show
Nikkei members await 10th Cultural Night show Students celebrate cultural awareness through performance By Colette Jue Daily Bruin Contributor As Saturday night approaches, Nikkei Student Union member Laura Uyeda feels a growing sense of nervous anticipation. "Being on stage, I never had a chance to do that," said Uyeda, a performer in the student union’s […]
Coalitions stand up to regents’ decisions
Coalitions stand up to regents’ decisions By Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Contributor Since their inception beginning in the 1960s, UCLA’s student advocacy groups have long been a hotbed of student activism. And with the controversial end of affirmative action policies, the organizations are once again fanning the flames of protest. UCLA’s Affirmative Action Coalition, composed […]
Female friends may give signs of true feelings
Female friends may give signs of true feelings Dear Darlene: I seem to have a pattern of becoming really good friends with a girl and then developing a wicked crush on her. But by then, the thought of having a relationship that is anything more than a friendship seems almost inappropriate – or at least […]
UCLA researcher finds drug to help cancer treatment
UCLA researcher finds drug to help cancer treatment By Tiffany McElroy Daily Bruin Contributor As a young boy, James Berenson fantasized about becoming a scientific explorer of the human body. At the age of 12, he lost his father to cancer, which propelled him to study medicine. As he started his medical career, his cousin […]