Tuesday, September 8

Internment history, war drives family tale

BOOK INFORMATION     Title: Why She Left Us Author: Rahna Reiko Rizzuto Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Price: $13.00    Pages: 295 Rating: 9 Original by JACOB LIAO/Daily Bruin Web Adaptation by Hernane Tabay/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Sharon Hori Daily Bruin Senior Staff The 50th reunion of Amache, an internment camp in Colorado that housed thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, became more than a weekend for former internees to share their camp experiences. Read more...



Alumna author pushes children toward literacy

  Courtesy of Patricia Rust Patricia Rust, president of the Daily Bruin Alumni Association, is behind several programs aimed at increasing child literacy. By Sharon Hori Daily Bruin Senior Staff When literacy advocate and writer Patricia Rust called the White House to ask if the President owned a library card, she was not trying to be funny. Read more...


Try balancing between books, scenes

  Columbia Pictures Actress Elisabeth Shue decided to return to college to obtain her degree after a 10 year break. By Emilia Hwang Daily Bruin Senior Staff Returning to the site of the “best years of your life” is a different experience for every graduate. Read more...


British-style pub offers up authentic atmosphere

RESTAURANT REVIEW   Ye Olde King’s Head Pub Address: 116 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90230 Hours: M-F 11a.m. – 10p.m. Phone Number: (310) 451-1402 Entree Price Range: $6.00 – $11.00 Rating: 8 Original by ADAM BROWN/Daily Bruin Web Adaptation by Hernane Tabay/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Thinking of British food, some people imagine something that tastes slightly worse than airline food and slightly better than dirt. Read more...


UCLA grad comes back to speak about experiences

  Walt Disney Feature Animation Hoyt Yeatman will be a featured alumni guest at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television fall orientation. By Emilia Hwang Daily Bruin Senior Staff Hoyt Yeatman is no stranger to sleepless nights dreaming of extraterrestrials. Read more...


Variety is the spice of Venice

Coin art is the performance of choice for Ray H. Bailey on the Venice boardwalk. "Venice is my destiny,” muses Chili, one of the dozens of street performers and artists who help paint the scene on the sun-drenched Venice Beach Boardwalk. Read more...