Category Archives: Podcasts

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Christyana and Taylor asked students on Bruin Walk about what they’re thankful for and why.

The UCLA a cappella group Scattertones celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday with a concert featuring current and alumni vocalists. From Coldplay’s “Paradise” to Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” to Tina Turner’s “Rolling on the River”, their uplifting music permeated the performance space in Moore 100. After the show, Christyana and Taylor caught up with three vocalists to talk about what being a part of Scattertones means to them.

At UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center, Christyana spoke with academic coordinator Clementine Bordeaux from the Lakota Tribe and American Indian Studies graduate student Elisabeth Fasthorse from the Rincon Tribe. They share some of their thoughts and feelings about the representation of American Indians during the Thanksgiving season.

What is Thanksgiving without a mouth-watering dessert? UCLA alumna and former Daily Bruin Radio Director Sarah Rogozen tantalizes taste buds with a recipe for vegan pumpkin pie.

Learning to balance friends, school, and personal life can be a difficult juggling act. For Hossien Sajebkame, a fourth year mathematics major, Beau Hoover, a third year economics major, and Spencer Hochberg, a fifth year mechanical engineering Major, unicycling has become a passion that makes this balance possible. These UCLA students describe various aspects of being unicyclists and how riding has impacted their lives.

The final days of the Presidential election were interrupted by an unexpected hurricane that devastated the East Coast. The death toll of Superstorm Sandy has reached at least 110 and the fiscal damages are in billions of dollars. Traffic jams, flooding, lack of public transportation and days without power have crippled the region and its residents. Sandy refocused climate change as a real political issue with costly implications. The role of the FEMA, the federal agency that manages disaster relief, also became a critical issue. Earth and Space Sciences Professor William Newman discusses how Sandy revealed many of the unique challenges our generation faces and how we have handled crises in the past.

Pressure for keeping up in schoolwork has encouraged some college students to abuse prescription stimulants. Though some students are legitimately diagnosed as having ADD or ADHD, others who don’t even have a medical excuse are finding ways to access the prescribed stimulants to boost their grades. Dr. David Baron, the executive Director of UCLA’s Ashe Center, joins Long Story Short to comment on the alarming trend.

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