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It’s here. The proverbial two notes from the soundtrack of “Jaws” could almost be heard in the distant background. I walked up to the counter, the room fell silent, and the seemingly pleasant girl in the green cap smiled and said, “Hi, would you like to make your order a Trenta today?”
Rocky Seto, a long-time assistant at USC, has reportedly been hired as UCLA’s defensive coordinator.
The Daily Trojan first reported the news Tuesday night, though the report remains unconfirmed.
“No one has been hired for the position at this time,” UCLA football team spokesman Marc Dellins said Tuesday night.
The reported hire would conclude a search that spanned nearly six weeks after UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel fired Chuck Bullough on Dec. 18.
Nineteen University of California Students, including UCLA students studying abroad in Egypt, were evacuated from the African country earlier today, according to a statement from the University of California Office of the President.
Evacuation efforts began after political protests against the Egyptian government began to escalate in violence.
The evacuation efforts also included parents, UC faculty and an 11-member archeological team from UCLA working on a dig 200 miles south of Cairo, according to the statement.
Gregory Areshian, assistant director of the Cotsen Institute of Archeology at UCLA, which sends a bulk of the students who study in Egypt through UCLA, ensured that all of the UCLA students studying abroad under university programs will be returning home.
All students are safe and accounted for and have been taken to Barcelona, Spain.
The students are expected to return to California later this week, according to university officials.
Coachella ran out of tickets in record time this year. People were informed of the sellout on Ticketmaster and by a tongue-in-cheek tweet from Coachella: “No, we don’t have any passes left to release, kthxbye.” Listen to students who want to go, students who are going, and tips for surviving three days in Indio. [4:42]
On this week’s edition of Long Story Short, news reporter Sean Greene talks about the fate of the Faculty Center, the plans in store for a new conference center, and what the recent $100 million donation from alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin will do for the project.
Host Andrea Wang talks with award-winning author and UC Berkeley professor emeritus in literature Maxine Hong Kingston about her love of writing and the issues of identity facing many of Americans of all ages and backgrounds.
Coachella is in April, the lineup is extensive and tickets are “¦ sold out? Hear from students who got tickets ““ and those who didn’t. Plus, the hosts will share some tips for Coachella weekend.
All this and more on this week’s edition of Long Story Short, the Daily Bruin’s weekly news and culture show.
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Maxine Hong Kingston reads an excerpt from her latest novel, “I Love a Broad Margin to My Life.” [11:59]
The biggest news last week was a $100 million donation to UCLA from alumni Meyer and Renee Luskin. Half of that amount will go to the UCLA School of Public Affairs. The other half will help build a proposed new conference center and faculty club in the place of the current Faculty Center. Daily Bruin reporter Sean Greene has been following the story since October. He gave host Devin Kelly an overview of the controversy surrounding the Faculty Center. [4:23]