‘Bar Girls’ falls flat despite intriguing lesbian premise By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff In the trailer for this film, a narrator enthusiastically bellows, "If you see one lesbian movie this year, make it Bar Girls." A better piece of advice: If you see one lesbian movie this year, make sure it isn’t Bar Girls. […]
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Festival of Preservation restores classic films
Festival of Preservation restores classic films Old feature films, animation and shorts all renewed By Barbara Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff Imagine seeing all the old grainy movies you grew up with, clear and restored, some with their original endings. The UCLA Film and Television Archive have restored and preserved some of Hollywood’s former glory in […]
Aussie star of ‘Muriel’s Wedding’ doesn’t hear real-life wedding bells
Aussie star of ‘Muriel’s Wedding’ doesn’t hear real-life wedding bells Actress plays part with perfection despite personal views on marriage By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Toni Collette doesn’t believe in marriage. That in itself is unremarkable: Why shouldn’t any 22-year-old woman question the logic of spending the rest of her life legally bonded to […]
AEP brings together UCLA, community
AEP brings together UCLA, community L.A. City Council awards group for tutoring service By Nancy Hsu Daily Bruin Senior Staff The Asian Education Project, one of UCLA’s oldest and largest community service organizations, has been recognized by the City of Los Angeles for 26 years of public service. "I go to different kinds of events […]
Competition to award top book collections
Competition to award top book collections By Michael Howerton Once a year at UCLA, students are rewarded for a task they usually quietly suffer under indifferent stares — carrying their books to the library. Great attention and $1,300 in prizes will be showered upon those students who present the best private book collections to the […]
Clinton praises schools, criticizes Congress
Clinton praises schools, criticizes Congress President asks for end to violence, education support By Rashmi Nijagal Daily Bruin Staff As Gov. Pete Wilson tours the East trying to gather support for a potential presidential campaign in ’96, President Clinton made his way to Los Angeles this past weekend to address the National Education Association (NEA) […]
Q & A session with the president
Q & A session with the president College reporters query Clinton about education Last month 115 college journalists were invited to an all-day press conference at the White House. Students heard presentations from cabinet officials and White House staff, then questioned President Clinton extensively on proposed Republican cuts in education and his administration’s review of […]