Dr. David Baron joins Long Story Short to discuss healthy ways to diet and why fad diets such as the Atkins, South Beach, and juice diets aren’t successful. He talks about how incremental changes in an everyday diet are more effective in the long run than short term fixes such as diet pills and weight […]
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UCLA student rapper gives live studio performance
In the spirit of Hip Hop Appreciation Month, second year business economics student Maurice Wheatley, who also goes by his stage name Ace Mack, talks about his own musical journey and gives a live performance in the studio.
Listen: Bluegrass, Americana scene and community thrive in Los Angeles
The rising trend of Bluegrass, Americana and folk music is a nationwide phenomenon. As Billboard magazine reported in its Oct. 12 issue, Justin Bieber’s “Believe” was outsold by the neo-Americana band Mumford and Sons’ new record “Babel” with more than 600,000 sales in its first week. UCLA has surprising roots in Los Angeles’ burgeoning folk […]
Listen: Students, professor share traditions of Lunar New Year
The Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake is upon us and student organizations across campus are teaming up to prepare for what will culminate in UCLA’s annual Lunar New Year Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 5–7p.m. Listen as students and Asian language and cultures Professor Hung-Hsiang Chou discuss the cultural significance behind many […]
Awareness of obese epidemic leads to wrongful weight discrimination
One of the biggest public health crises of today’s age is the obesity epidemic. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, due to increases in body weights over the last two decades, we are approaching a time in which obesity is taking over. Today, more than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7 percent) […]
Student entrepreneur designs minimalist wallet
UCLA students need their BruinCard, credit card, and cash almost everywhere they go. Second-year economics student Steven Elliot wanted to carry just these bare essentials around with him when he designed the Dash wallet, a project he crowd funded on Kickstarter. The wallet will retail for $32. We speak with Elliot and Professor Emeritus of […]
Daily Bruin A&E contributor Nick LaRosa goes over 55th annual Grammy Awards
Daily Bruin Arts and Entertainment contributor Nick LaRosa joins the hosts of Long Story Short to highlight the 55th annual Grammy Awards.