Category Archives: Podcasts

It’s curtain call for the crew of Korean Culture Night 2010; learn how props, costumes and set construction are essential for one of UCLA’s largest student-run productions

There’s more to theater than what’s onstage. Go backstage and meet the prop master, costume designer and set constructor of Korean Culture Night 2010. Hear the humor and hard work behind “In the Making,” a large student-run production to be performed at 7 p.m. on April 8 at Royce Hall [4:43].

UCLA students and professors weigh in on the value of organic food

The trend toward organic food has people paying higher prices at Whole Foods Market for healthier products. Yet UCLA students, who are on a student budget, might not always have the luxury of buying organic foods. Given the choice, do students choose to strain their budgets and shop at Whole Foods? Find out what UCLA community members believe about organic food.

Hammer Museum event calls on students make their mark in the arts

Music and art let people pursue a common interest. The artistic forum “It’s All Been Done Before but Not by Me” allows students perform and express themselves through art in a presentation on April 29 at the Hammer Museum. As event leaders, students from UCLA Live’s Student Committee for the Arts and the Hammer Student Association are preparing for the submission process. Wan Wong has more.

UCLA student’s death renews friend’s love for music, life

Like many fourth-year students at UCLA, William Lam is wondering what he’ll do with his future. Though still unsure, he’s finding renewed meaning in his life following the unexpected death of his good friend, Sasan Ahoraian, a third-year physiological science student at UCLA, in December. Lam discusses his current plans to record a music album and his change of heart since the tragedy.

UCLA's food library event showcases numerous, rare cookbooks

Sure, you’ve heard of Powell Library and Young Research Library, but what is a “food library?” Evan Kleiman, host of the radio show “Good Food” KCRW-FM, came to UCLA on Wednesday to talk about her collection of over 3000 cookbooks and how to create a food library of your own.

Greek students at UCLA speculate on Greece’s economic woes

Greece is in a financial topsy-turvy. Burdened with a $400 billion debt, the Greek government has used tax hikes and wage cuts to minimize this crisis as quickly as possible. The small Greek student population at UCLA has its own concerns about Greece’s budgetary woes. Yet if you think Greek students at UCLA are far enough away from their home country to remain unaffected by this financial upheaval, think again.