Hearing countless news stories about car accidents prompted Elliot Plant to think up a car suspension system that could negate the effects of bumps or potholes on the road. In front of a crowd of about 140 people at the first Perfect Pitch competition Thursday night, the third-year mechanical engineering student presented his idea to […]
Tag Archives: db-story-d3
Movie Review: ‘Blended’
Sometimes, the best way to find love is to do it blind. In “Blended,” the newest Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film, romantic comedy veers into the realm of feel-good family flick. Control-freak Lauren (Barrymore) and dim-witted Jim (Sandler) develop a hatred for one another on a terrible blind date but later unintentionally bring their […]
10-mile stretch of carpool lane on 405 to open Friday
The 10-mile northbound carpool lane on the 405 freeway is set to open to drivers Friday, county officials said. The carpool lane, the longest in the nation, will be opened in time for Memorial Day, according to a statement on Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s website. “The lane opening doesn’t spell the end of […]
Album Review: ‘Ghost Stories’
“Ghost Stories”ColdplayParlophone Records4.5 paws It’s obvious that actress Gwyneth Paltrow broke Coldplay frontman Chris Martin’s heart after the two announced their divorce in March, because “Ghost Stories,” the British quartet’s sixth studio album, is a more sophisticated version of the type of angst and misery found in a preteen boy’s diary. Not that all of […]
Ice Cream Mondaes: Carmela Ice Cream
After filling our bellies with as much Korean barbeque as our stomachs and wallets could handle, what we were looking for on this particular evening was simple. We weren’t looking for innovation, for the strangest ice cream flavors in town; we were just looking for a sweet note to finish off our night. And what […]
Labor Center honors students, activists for 50th anniversary
As a carwash worker in Los Angeles, Silvia Molina remembers working ten-hour days, earning only $35 a day. After she was fired from the job for speaking out against her working conditions – workers were also left without a break room or space to eat their meals – Molina turned to the UCLA Labor Center, […]
Student Sartorialist: High fashion on a student budget is possible
Rihanna is spotted in the front row as Cara Delevingne struts down the runway. Karl Lagerfeld directs from backstage, and I’m at home in my pajamas reading all about it in the latest issue of Vogue. Besides the occasional scroll through style blogs, as a student with a busy schedule, it’s hard for me to […]