The popular vote totals for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primary came within 1 percent of each other. And some scholars suggest one person may have helped push the nomination Obama’s way: Oprah Winfrey. Read more...
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Forty-three UCLA staff members and alumni were involved in projects nominated for the 2016 Emmy awards in 16 different categories. Over the course of four weeks, the A&E staff will feature some of these UCLA affiliated nominees and their projects. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Carolyn Omine wrote the 2015 episode “The Simpsons: Halloween of Horror,” which was Emmy-nominated in 2016 for Outstanding Animated Program. (Courtesy of Carolyn Omine)
The world was quick to judge Kim Kardashian West after she was robbed of nearly $9 million worth of jewelry in an upscale hotel in Paris, on Oct. Read more...
Photo: After Kim Kardashian West was robbed of $9 million worth of jewelry at a Parisian hotel on Oct. 3, the media was quick to speculate on the legitimacy of the crime. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Mia Reyes purchased a ticket to attend a live taping of her favorite television show as soon as she turned 18. “The Big Bang Theory” audience was already at full capacity when she arrived in August, and she was turned away. Read more...
Photo: The Big Bang Theory Scholarship Endowment honored first-year students Steven La, Amy Shao, Jonathan Shi Jr. and Mia Reyes (left to right, not pictured: Mateen Ul Hassan) based on their UC applications and achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
Forty-three UCLA staff members and alumni were involved in projects nominated for the 2016 Emmy awards in 16 different categories. Over the course of four weeks, the A&E staff will feature some of these UCLA-affiliated nominees and their projects. Read more...
Photo: Casting director Victoria Thomas, who attended UCLA, searched around the world to cast the lead character Kunta Kinte in the television miniseries “Roots.” The show was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special in 2016. (Courtesy of Tribeca Film Festival)
Listening to the iconic film scores of John Williams and other greats struck passion into 7-year-old Justin Freer. He knew he wanted to conduct the sounds accompanying the screen. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Justin Freer is the conductor and founder of CineConcerts, a live orchestral performance, which accompanies film showings at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The orchestra performed alongside “The Godfather” on Saturday. (Courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
“Clue” is a quintessential piece of any household’s board game cabinet. However, it’s not essential to the average homeowner’s movie library – but perhaps that’s about to change. Read more...
Photo: The 1985 film “Clue” became a cult classic after it initially flopped at its box office opening. The film tells the story of six random people who attend a dinner in a mysterious house, during which several murders occur. (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
