The latest game in the Elder Scrolls franchise, "Skyrim," is incredibly popular. The game keeps players coming back to it like few other games manage to do. If you have a group of friends who are into video games, chances are there is at least one who is "addicted" to "Skyrim." Read more...
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March 1, 12:59 am
Joy Sticks: _Video game addiction should not be treated lightly_
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February 29, 12:41 am
Student band Alto to perform as part of Fowler Out Loud’s concert series
In the summer of 2010, Nicolette Yarbrough and Jessica Jones set up a violin and bass, their respective instruments, in the streets of San Francisco and played for donations. It was at this moment that the pair, who met at their freshman orientation, realized they could have a future in music together. Read more...
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February 29, 12:20 am
Artscapes: Walt Disney Concert Hall enchants with sleek design and clear acoustics
The rippling silver structure that sits atop Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles is a sight impossible to ignore. The Walt Disney Concert Hall quite literally shines. Read more...
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February 29, 12:13 am
Hip Hop Explosion concert to cap off appreciation month with Los Angeles-based artists
Ten minutes was all it took for the Cultural Affairs Commission's website to crash once reservation sign-ups became available for its annual Hip Hop Explosion concert. As "refresh" buttons were abused to reserve admission to the show and Hip Hop Congress staff connected frantically to fix the glitch, the high level of anticipation for the event became clear. Read more...
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Today, Dom Kennedy will be performing as part of Cultural Affairs Commission’s Hip Hop Explosion concert along with Blu & Exile, Pac Div and Schoolboy Q.
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February 27, 11:54 pm
Q&A: Jessica Steel
Pandora radio makes up more than 60 percent of Internet radio listening in the United States. When Jessica Steel, executive vice president of business and corporate development at Pandora Media Inc. received a phone call from her nephew Aza Steel, a third-year sociology student, asking if she would come speak at UCLA as Sigma Eta Pi's guest speaker, she immediately agreed to do so. Read more...
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Jessica Steel is the executive vice president of Pandora, an online radio streaming web site. Steel will be speaking as Sigma Eta Pi’s guest speaker tonight in Moore 100. The co-ed entrepreneurship fraternity will have Steel speak on business start-up lessons she has learned.
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February 27, 11:48 pm
Remote Life: Television shows battle against busy schedules
It's that time of the quarter. Week eight has arrived, the midterm madness has slowed and it's the short lull before the end of the quarter sprint. Read more...
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BONES: Brennan (Emily Deschanel, R) and Booth (David Boreanaz, L) adjust to their new life as an expectant couple in "The Memories in the Shallow Grave" Season Seven premiere of BONES airing Thursday, Nov. 3 (9:00-10:00 ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Beth Dubber/FOX
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February 27, 11:44 pm
Soundbite: Plants and Animals
It's not often that the phrase "plants and animals" replaces images of pretty flowers and fuzzy woodland creatures with guitar riffs and drum sets. Read more...
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