Verizon releases its own iPhone 4 on Feb. 10, and according to president and chief executive officer Dan Mead, online sales broke records within the first two hours. But is it worth it to upgrade or buy the phone at full price, or even switch services? Daily Bruin senior staff Millie Tran gives her take on Verizon’s big step. [10:45]
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Long Story Short: UCLA partners with networking website Foursquare
UCLA recently partnered with social media website Foursquare. UCLA Foursquare campus ambassador Nathaniel Villegas checks in with us about how to create a spot for our own station. [3:56]
Long Story Short: UCLA student shares what the protests in Egypt were like before UC students were evacuated
Morgan Walsh, a fourth-year Middle Eastern and North African Studies student from UCLA, was evacuated from Egypt last week, joining 18 other University of California students. Finally back in Los Angeles, Walsh shows us the recent protests through her eyes. [8:22]
Long Story Short: February 7, 2011
What was it like to be in Egypt when the anti-government protests broke out on the streets of Cairo? One student tells her story.
In tech updates, UCLA taps into the Foursquare network, and Verizon gets the iPhone 4 on Feb. 10. Want to become the “mayor” of Kerckhoff Coffee House with your new Verizon iPhone? Learn how.
Plus, Daily Bruin Opinion columnist Asad Ramzanali talks about the complicated USAC funding application and how he thinks it should be fixed.
All this and more…
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Overtime with Daily Bruin Sports: February 7, 2011
As UCLA men’s basketball provides the wins, Sam Strong continues to provide the analysis with guest host Ryan Eshoff. On this week’s show, the hosts will talk about the team’s win against St. John’s on Saturday. They’ll also discuss junior quarterback Richard Brehaut’s decision to join the baseball team in addition to playing football. Oregon Daily Emerald sports editor Luke Clark returns as this week’s guest.
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Scoop Dreams: Pac-10 Power Rankings (Feb. 7)
Scoop Dreams columnist Eli Smukler checks in with this week’s Pac-10 men’s basketball Power Rankings (you can find last week’s rankings here):
1. No. 15 Arizona (20-4, 9-2 Pac-10)
With its fifth win in a row, the Wildcats have become the definite front runner for this year’s Pac-10 crown. In this week’s games, Arizona became the first team to sweep the Bay Area road trip, beating Stanford and then scratching out a triple-overtime thriller over Cal.
Blogger Jen Smith presents "The Art of Pickling" at the Hammer Museum
Pickles can polarize. For some, they are the bane or delight of existence, for others they fall somewhere in between. I belong to the latter category of extremes. When I heard that the Hammer Student Association was putting on an event called “The Art of Pickling,” I felt obligated to go. An art lecture and a pickling lesson after which you get to take home your own jar of pickles and marmalade? As a personal rule, I don’t turn down free food.