Reels, Notes and Takes: Week 6

There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Each week, the Daily Bruin A&E editors will discuss their views […]

Claire-ification: Recent events demonstrate that NFL prioritizes profit over awareness

The NFL seems to be going to great lengths lately to prove that its top priority is money. The league recently fined three players for uniform violations. All three were attempting to honor their parents who had recently died. Pittsburgh Steeler DeAngelo Williams had “Find the Cure” printed on his eye black along with a […]

To View or Not to View: ‘Casual’ and ‘Please Like Me’

In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. Romantic relationships are an […]

Football Monday: UCLA vs. Colorado

Every postgame, Daily Bruin Sports breaks down the Bruins’ most recent game, outlining the good, the bad and the verdict of their performance. This week, we take a closer look at UCLA’s 35-31 win over Colorado on Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The Good: Explosive plays The UCLA offense was more explosive on Saturday than […]

Aram Ghoogasian: State Department’s anti-Semitism definition stifles free speech

A country over 7,500 miles away is once again making waves at the University of California. Even after a resolution calling on the UC to divest from companies doing business in occupied Palestine has come and gone, Israel has managed to remain at the center of campus discourse. Some of the UC Regents graced our […]

Reels, Notes and Takes: Week 5

There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Each week, the Daily Bruin A&E editors will discuss their views […]

Second take: ‘The Walking Dead’ spoiler, controversy

Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. The living dead. Roamers. Biters. Walkers. Zombies. A corpse by any other name would eat as much flesh. In Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead,” that flesh might have belonged to one of the show’s oldest and most popular characters. The most recent episode of the popular AMC show, […]