September 18, 2011 – Professor of Finance at the Anderson School of Management, Bhagwan Chowdhry, landed a cameo appearance on the HBO hit series, Entourage. He plays himself in the episode, “The Big Bang.” Chowdhry discusses how he got the part and his experience acting. [6:46]
Author Archives: Rachel Garcia
Student Call Center dials for donations to UCLA Fund
June 20, 2011 – The UCLA Fund raises money through donations from alumni, parents, students and friends of UCLA. Beside online and snail mail donations, a large chunk of money is raised through direct phone calls made by the UCLA Student Call Center. The Call Center also raises money for the university’s different professional schools. It is closing out its year next week. It surpassed its fundraising goal and is looking to finish with close to $2.4 million. [2:22]
Long Story Short: Challenge course fosters teamwork, trust
May 16, 2011 ““ Tucked away behind Sunset Canyon Recreation Center, the challenge course at UCLA offers towering poles, suspended cables and lessons in trust. The course is designed to foster teamwork among participants while pushing personal limits. Floormates from Rieber Vista and their friends spent Saturday morning helping each other walk on wires through the air.
Long Story Short airs Mondays at 6:00 p.m. on UCLAradio.com. Listen to the whole episode here or visit our broadcast archive.
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UCLA psychobiology student Mona Nejad celebrates the end of finals by running the LA Marathon
March 30, 2011 – Most college students finish the frenzy of finals week exhausted and eager to spend their spring break relaxing. Second-year psychobiology student Mona Nejad took a different route. She kicked off vacation by running her first marathon. [3:06]
Animated movie “Rango” is more for parents than their children
March 4, 2011- The animated movie, “Rango,” stars Johnny Depp as a pet lizard who accidentally gains his freedom and ends up in a Wild West town. The film is rated for kids. But reporter Rachel Garcia argues that the plotline and jokes may not be appropriate for all ages. [3:20]
College StarLeague battles it out in the cosmos of Starcraft II
February 2, 2011 – The Collegiate StarLeague brings together teams from 144 universities and junior colleges to battle each other in the videogame, StarCraft II. For the uninitiated, or “noobs,” to use videogame lingo, StarCraft II is a sci-fi real-time strategy game that was released in July. UCLA’s team recently started its second season in the league and competes every Saturday. Rachel Garcia reports. [2:43]