Mar. 11, 2012 – Third-year microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics student Jeffrey Lin and second-year computer science and engineering student Kirby Cool are two seekers on the UCLA Quidditch team. After a winning match, they discuss their strategies and experiences in catching the golden snitch.

Check out more coverage of the UCLA Quidditch Western Cup III here.

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Mar. 11, 2012 – Beaters and Chasers rode their broomsticks up and down the Intramural Field for the Quidditch Western Cup III, which was held on campus this past weekend. Katelynn Kazane is a second year Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics student and chaser for UCLA’s team. She explains some of these positions and how the sport cast an imperious curse on her, if you will.

Check out Mojo, which was regularly updated over the weekend with Quidditch news.

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Mar. 9, 2012 – With just over seven months until Pauley Pavilion reopens, UCLA Senior Associate Athletic Director of Business Operations Ken Weiner discusses the developments in the renovation of the largest assembly hall on campus, while students on Bruin Walk describe what they’re most looking forward to in the new building. You can find more about the project and look at exterior shots of Pauley taken every 15 minutes here.

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Mar. 7, 2012 – This past weekend, second-year communications and international development studies student Kausar Mohammed was a co-producer and performer in "The Vagina Monologues." Famous for its unabashed bluntness, “The Vagina Monologues” is an episodic play that recounts true stories relating to female sexuality. It addresses issues ranging from rape and domestic violence, to tampons and types of clothing a vagina would wear. The on-campus production was sponsored by the Social Awareness Network for Activism through Art and the Bruin Feminists For Equality, to raise funds and awareness for V-Day, an international organization with a mission to end violence against women. The Daily Bruin speaks with Mohammed to discuss her views on feminism as well as the play's criticisms.

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Mar. 1, 2012 – With massive budget cuts threatening nearly every department in the UC system, some were worried that cuts to police services would affect campus safety. However, crime rates have largely remained stagnant, and have even decreased in a few key areas. Nancy Greenstein, director of Police Community Services at UCLA, explains how community policing practices, along with more effective use of funds have kept crime at a minimum amidst the recession.

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Feb. 27, 2012 – This past Saturday, artists David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young led
a fruit meditation at the Armand Hammer Museum in Westwood. Burns, Viegener and
Young collaborate on several fruit-related projects under the title Fallen Fruit. Some of their
projects include making maps of "public fruit," or fruit that can be picked by the public, in
neighborhoods; nocturnal fruit forages, in which the three lead a group of people in picking
public fruit just after nightfall; and public fruit jams, in which people come together with their
own fruit to make different kinds of jam. Their workshop at the Hammer Museum was Fallen
Fruit's first fruit meditation, which had about 30 participants. Daily Bruin Radio attended and
observed the meditation.

Corresponding A&E blog post: Public Fruit Meditation helps participants make best of life’s lemons

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