‘Higher Learning’ Melnitz, AAP team up for discussion on Singleton film, affirmative action issues By Rex Polkinghorne The recent debates over affirmative action have generated one idea that everyone can agree on: We need to talk about it. Melnitz Movies teams up with the Academic Advancement Program and student groups tonight to present Films and […]
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Lack’s first two years prove productive for NBC news
Lack’s first two years prove productive for NBC news By Frazier Moore The Associated Press NEW YORK — It was two years ago Wednesday that Andrew Lack took over as president of NBC News, and with it, found freedom. He encountered almost overwhelming quantities of freedom, if freedom really does amount to "nothing left to […]
UCLA alum moves into new ‘Office’
UCLA alum moves into new ‘Office’ By Rodney Tanaka Former UCLA student Andrea Abbate pays her sons $50 for every joke they write. "That’s how they’re saving up for college," Abbate says. "Hopefully they’ll get to UCLA if they write some good jokes." Abbate’s own success also depends on her ability to make people laugh. […]
Anthology captures Smokey Robinson at his best
Anthology captures Smokey Robinson at his best Motown’s Jackson, Gladys Knight selections limited By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff The first thing that strikes you about Smokey Robinson is his voice. A breathy, almost ethereal falsetto, it serves as the perfect vehicle for his persona: the perpetual head over heels in love adolescent, delicate, […]
Confronting fears at the Men’s Clinic
Confronting fears at the Men’s Clinic Flat-Earth Society Robert Stevens Okay, I’ll admit it  I’ve taken an HIV test. This isn’t to say that I’m HIV-infected. In fact, the closest thing I have to HIV is HBO, and that’s back at home. That’s right, I’m currently clear of all sexually transmitted diseases and premium […]
Duran Duran’s latest album only takes you lower
Duran Duran’s latest album only takes you lower Teeny-bopper faves’ new takes on modern classics fails to impress By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s like Ernest Hemingway said: if you can’t come up with a new idea, or a put a new spin on an old one, your art isn’t worth your time […]
Escape from New York
Escape from New York Life might be easier for comedian Janeane Garofalo if she stopped talking to the press. But she’s not about to shut up. Commenting frequently on her strained relations with ‘SNL’ has thrust her into the media spotlight. By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Hundreds of articles have quoted comedian Janeane […]