Friday, April 5, 1996 By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Contributor Dr. L. Subramaniam knows that not all childhoods are as happy as his was. "My parents were so loving and caring," he says, speaking fondly of his youth in India. Read more...

Thursday, April 4, 1996 By Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Contributor Most of the time, reality is the strangest place to be, something the recently released comedy, "Flirting With Disaster," proves. Read more...

Thursday, April 4, 1996 By John Sabatini Daily Bruin Contributor During the 1980s, Iron Maiden dominated the wildly popular heavy metal scene with flashy guitar strokes, impressive pyrotechnics and the band’s morbid mascot, Eddie T. Read more...

Thursday, April 4, 1996 Director talks about struggles with academy, ‘Crumb’s’ video releaseBy Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Contributor When Terry Zwigoff’s film, "Crumb," first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1994, the programmer didn’t know what to make of it. Read more...

Thursday, April 4, 1996 Recent film adaptations, performances are focus of yearly look at RenaissanceBy Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Senior Staff This fall, scholars and thespians will converge on UCLA to discuss murder most foul, a pound of flesh and make much ado about nothing. Read more...

Tuesday, April 2, 1996 By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Homosexuality in the boxing ring could be an interesting subject for an intense play. Unfortunately Oliver Mayer’s "Blade to the Heat" never achieves that potential. Read more...

Tuesday, April 2, 1996 Tonight’s screening of the documentary "Chicano!" at Ackerman Grand Ballroom details four segments of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. Through the series, filmmaker Jose Luis Ruiz hopes to bring back the oft forgotten memory of the struggle that changed the lives of millions.Documentarian Jose Luis Ruiz’s motivation to bring the series "Chicano!" to a national audience is best summed up by a recent survey he came across. Read more...