With the beginning of every quarter comes a wave of sickness, hopefully followed by a warm bowl of chicken soup. Dr. David Baron from UCLA’s Ashe Center talks about the time span of various cold symptoms, how to take care of yourself when you feel ill, and the effectiveness of over-the-counter medication and what you […]
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Listen: Professor discusses 2006 UCLA computer security breach
The security breach in 2006 was the worst incident of its kind in UCLA’s history. Social security numbers and other sensitive information for hundreds of thousands of UC faculty, staff, students, and even applicants and parents of applicants were put at risk. Adjunct professor Peter Reiher, who is currently teaching a course in computer security, […]
Listen: Ashe About Your Health: The Effects of Alcohol
Dr. Baron, the Executive Director for UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, returns this quarter with “Ashe About Your Health”, a series that explores a variety of health topics. This week Daily Bruin radio reporter Jennifer Crane talks with Dr. David Baron about how alcohol consumption affects the body and offers guidelines about drinking responsibly.
Listen: A discussion on “Gravity”
Daily Bruin Radio reporter Lilit Arakelyan sits down with Arts and Entertainment film and TV editor Sebastian Torrelio to discuss the recently released film, “Gravity,” directed by Alfonso Cuaron.They discuss its premise and setting, the visual effects, and reasons why it might be considered one of the greatest cinematographic achievements thus far.
Listen: A discussion on “Escape from Tomorrow” and “Romeo and Juliet”
Reporter Lilit Arakelyan talks with Arts and Entertainment film and TV editor Sebastian Torrelio about why the choice to film entirely in black and white with a setting of a mysterious theme park in “Escape From Tomorrow” was both a risky and smart decision, the mixed response to “Romeo and Juliet,” and why the upcoming […]
Listen: Students bring back experiences, insights into daily life in St. Petersburg
After spending five weeks studying abroad in St. Petersburg this summer, students from across the U.S. discuss both their favorite moments and the struggle that comes with adapting to a vastly different city, culture and people. Taking in the city as a student over a period of weeks rather than as a tourist for a few […]
Listen: Blindness doesn’t inhibit student’s passion for reading, writing
First-year English student and placer in the National Braille Challenge this year, Janie Brunson loves to read. Born with bilateral retinal dysplasia, Brunson has been blind from birth, but that has not impeded Brunson’s passion for reading and writing. She shares one of her short stories with Daily Bruin Radio. — TRANSCRIPT: PHAN: So one […]