Thursday, January 28, 1999 Rock, Rattle, and Roll RIDE: GhostRider, Knott’s new wooden roller coaster, provides people of all ages with a ride full of thrills By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Staff The line stretches seemingly forever. Read more...

Thursday, January 28, 1999 Soundbites MUSIC: Blue and Holding, "Hell" Feel the hollow of steady, synthesized beats and slick, spacy guitar strummings that seem to lead nowhere but down. Read more...

Thursday, January 28, 1999 Versatile artist SONiA carries intimacy home through songs MUSIC: Folk-rock singer, painter goes solo with lyric croons on life, love By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor The first thing to notice about rock-folk artist SONiA is the novel way she spells her name. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 UCLA hosts charity swing dance MUSIC: Event cultivates new pop culture craze, contributes to Unicamp By A.J. Harwin Daily Bruin Contributor Hoping to capitalize on the latest dance craze for a worthy cause, the UCLA Student Committee for the Arts (SCA) will be presenting "That Swing Thing" tonight in Ackerman Grand Ballroom with lessons and live music. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Director draws inspiration from alienation DANCE: The Movement Company challenges audiences, performers to explore deep within themselves By Elena Powell Daily Bruin Contributor Alienation is something people deal with on a daily basis, and Cassandra Bruno is dealing with it the best way she knows how – through dance. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 High on drums The world’s best taiko percussionists – Japan’s Kodo group – exemplify teamwork and strong traditional roots, and play at Royce Hall this weekend By Kevin Lau Daily Bruin Contributor It is beaten relentlessly from mid-morning until well past sundown; its reverberations are heard and felt from afar; its rhythms perpetuate until the beat of the drum and the beat of the heart are one. Read more...

Tuesday, January 26, 1999 Amorous brew TRENDS: Forget clubs and bars, coffeehouses are emerging as the newest way to meet people By Stacy Sare Daily Bruin Contributor Although contemporary self-help authors can hold as many varying opinions about dating as one can about how many different vegetables can be tossed into a salad, most agree that meeting a potential romantic partner at a cafe or coffeehouse is a plus and meeting one at a bar is a minus. Read more...