A controversial website that surfaced Thursday afternoon and attacks Bruins United, the only slate running in this year’s undergraduate student government elections, has been taken down.
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Stuff From the Shelf: "Onwards to the Wall" by A Place to Bury Strangers
Listeners will want to check and double check the volume levels on their computers and iPods before pressing “Play” on the first song from A Place To Bury Strangers’ EP titled “Onwards To The Wall.” It’s a loud, loud set of songs. And unfortunately, the EP’s sheer volume comes at the expense of dexterity and comprehensibility.
Bruins United co-chair Chris Flores steps down
A top Bruins United campaign organizer has resigned in the wake of complaints from student groups about misrepresentation in slate endorsements.
Chris Flores, who was a co-chair of the slate, released a public statement to the Daily Bruin early this morning stating his intention to step down.
Two student organizations claim to be misrepresented in USAC election endorsements
Student organizations are coming forward about misrepresentation in their student endorsements in this year’s undergraduate student government elections.
Stuff From the Shelf: ‘The Family Tree: The Roots’ by Radical Face
The concept album is an often overlooked and always under-appreciated form of music. It, as per its name, deals with one theme over the course of an album. Usually that theme takes the form of a story or narrative, often with a set of made-up characters. One example is “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys” by My Chemical Romance.
Another concept album, released in October of 2011 by Radical Face (one of musician Ben Cooper’s many projects) is “The Family Tree: The Roots.” And this is not just one concept album, it is apparently the first in a trilogy of them about a fictional family from the 1800s.
Simply put, it’s brilliant.
Q&A: T. Mills discusses his upcoming mixtape, Vans Warped Tour
Travis Tatum Mills, also known as T Mills, is a self-proclaimed artist without a genre. Mills is promoting his mix tape which will be released June 1st and is prepping for his upcoming summer tour with the Vans Warped Tour. Mills spoke with Daily Bruin’s Maria Simpson about his success coming off of his recent MTVU Woodie nomination for Breaking Artist and selling out headlining shows.
Obama announces support for same-sex marriage
President Barack Obama stated his support for making same-sex marriage legal in a TV interview today, the first U.S.