Saturday, October 17

Ramen Revolution: know your noodle

Ask a Bruin to describe ramen noodles, and the answer will include Costco, 29-cent packages and orange powder. Read more...

Photo: Ramen California in Torrance specializes in a new of style ramen such as Reggiano Cheese Tofu, using vegetables and cheese.



Project:Involve film event features shorts by filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds

The talent development program Project:Involve "“ yielding alumni such as Effie Brown, producer of "Real Women Have Curves" "“ is back with its seventh annual showcase of short films by filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds. Read more...

Photo: Jarrett Lee Conaway’s “Foolishly Seeking True Love” is one of the films featured in Project:Involve’s seventh annual showcase of short films.


Students express their individuality in Hammer Museum art exhibit, “It’s All Been Done Before But Not By Me”

There is a certain line of thinking that asserts that all the great works have already been created, and all new art is just variations on old ideas. Read more...

Photo: The Hammer Museum program “It’s All Been Done Before But Not By Me” begins tonight at 7 p.m. The exhibit features student-submitted art from various mediums such as film, mural, live performance and traditional visual art.


Poké-fever resurges in fans of all ages

From the start, it seemed "Gotta Catch "˜em All" was an ambitious tagline, but not only have Pokémon aficionados done so, they are returning to catch them again. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Abraham Roh poses with his Nintendo DS containing “Pokémon SoulSilver.” Roh, who started playing Pokémon in elementary school, recently resumed playing the game after quitting in middle school.



Alumnus leaves his mark in music

Aspiring actors and actresses from all over move to Hollywood, entertainment capital of the world, for their shot at fame and fortune. Read more...

Photo: The Egyptian Theatre will premiere the new film, “Footprints,” written and directed by Steven Peros, and featuring a score composed by UCLA alumnus Christopher Caliendo, pictured above. The film follows a woman with amnesia who wakes up on the footprints in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.