‘Class of 90’ considers AIDS from a student’s point of view Actors show other sides of the disease By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff With all the plays about AIDS recently, it’s about time there was one showing the student’s point of view. "Class of 1990" is that play. "Class" takes a new twist on […]
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Peter Falk brings emotion and experience to ‘Roommates’
Peter Falk brings emotion and experience to ‘Roommates’ Former ‘Columbo’ star portrays an irascible old curmudgeon in lastest film By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff For more than two decades, Peter Falk has been as closely identified with Lieutenant Columbo as that disheveled TV detective was with his trench coat. Now Falk has created another […]
Betting big on ‘The Simpsons’
Betting big on ‘The Simpsons’ Already the top show in syndication, ‘The Simpsons,’ has transcended the role of television sitcom and become an American icon. For Executive Producer David Mirkin, however, things aren’t that much different from the days when he worked on ‘Get a Life.’ By Robert Stevens Daily Bruin Senior Staff The executive […]
Students who can’t take the heat in the kitchen develop creative survival skills
Students who can’t take the heat in the kitchen develop creative survival skills By Kimberly Mackesy It’s 6 o’clock. You’ve just come home from a long day of classes. You open the refrigerator and find a wasteland of wilted veggies and mystery leftovers. To make matters worse, they are all spotted with mold. For many […]
Nakanishi educates about internment
Nakanishi educates about internment Prof anticipates position on Civil Liberties board By Laryssa Kreiselmeyer For Professor Don Nakanishi, head of UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center, the internment experience of Japanese-Americans during World War II is both a personal and an educational matter. Nakanishi said he and his family will never forget their experience, and he […]
Grad union continues plans for walkout
Grad union continues plans for walkout University administration refuses to voluntarily recognize SAGE By Betty Song The graduate employee union authorized a strike last week to pressure the UCLA administration into voluntarily recognizing their collective bargaining rights. Despite the measure, university officials stand firm on the current decision of non-recognition. "Recognition is not negotiable," said […]
Reynolds portrays ‘buffalo soldier’
Reynolds portrays ‘buffalo soldier’ Play takes look at African-American soldiers’ experience in the Civil War By Adeline Yee Soap opera star James Reynolds of "Days of Our Lives" is a busy man. Reynolds has logged more total hours on television than any other African-American actor in the United States. He feels two different ways about […]