California rappers Tyga and E-40 are performing at Bruin Bash this year. Listen to Daily Bruin Radio reporter Tristan Walczak’s take on the artists and why he thinks that Bruin Bash 2013 has the potential to be a success. — TRANSCRIPT: WALCZAK: Bay Area indeed. As Westwood awakens from its summer slumber and droves of eager […]
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Listen: An education on GE classes
While UCLA offers a wide variety of educational opportunities, one aspect of every undergraduate student’s education remains the same: general education requirements. These course requirements allow science students to explore the arts and humanities and history students to explore science and engineering. The requirements aim to make students more academically well-rounded. Angel Perez, a UCLA […]
Listen: Students share stories about five inspiring UCLA professors
Based off of Mitch Albom’s novel, “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” UCLA students discuss the “Five Professors You Meet in College,” who embody five distinct qualities that have taught students lessons that will aid them in their lives following college: charisma, open-mindedness, relatability, compassion and innovativeness. The five professors are film and television […]
Listen: Interest in design sparks music student’s drive to study both art forms
An average day for fourth-year student Eliott Ephrati might include practicing the violin for hours to prepare for a recital, writing and directing a short movie, coding a microchip to get data from a brain sensor, or designing a next generation computer mouse. Ephrati, the only student double majoring in violin performance and Design | […]
Listen: Westwood’s underground music scene flourishes despite lack of venues
Party options for a Thursday night always include a raging house party or a bar crawl, but how about a hip concert with a live band? Westwood’s underground music scene sprang up alongside a few key bands over the last few years to offset the otherwise sparse music venues Westwood has to offer. Graduating seniors […]
Listen: Seniors pursue their passions in postgraduation careers
Everyone knows that the real world is much different from college. However, the disparity of this difference is not really fully appreciated until students begin entering the workforce as adults. UCLA graduate and undergraduate students alike use their diverse passions and networking experiences to plan out their futures. UCLA MBA seniors Anna Baxter and Kelsey […]
Listen: Bruins push for expansion of American Sign Language curriculum
Thanks in large part to a 2010 petition sparked by Daily Bruin Opinion columnist Asad Ramzanali, American Sign Language, or ASL, found its beginnings at UCLA in January 2012.For the first time, students were given the option to fulfill their language requirement by taking a placement test for ASL. In the fall, sign language courses […]