Friday, April 10

Did someone say vagina?

  ANGIE LEVINE/Daily Bruin Christine Vu (left) and Mady Stovall perform scenes from "The Vagina Monologues" for V-Day. By Michelle V. Gonzales Daily Bruin Contributor Fabulous vagina. Read more...



A&E Briefs

Culture “Brazilian Carnaval 2002,” an official program with the Los Angeles GRAMMY Fest, can be celebrated at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles this Saturday, the same day that Rio de Janeiro begins its four-day carnaval celebration. Read more...


Dates of our lives

  Rendez-View Comedian Greg Proops and relationship expert Ellen Ladowsky host Rendez-View, and commentate on the dating scene. By Shana Dines Daily Bruin Contributor Is it voyeurism or curiosity, loneliness or horniness, a sick obsession or just plain old boredom? Read more...


Baaba Maal to bring African tunes to Royce

By Sara Bamossy Daily Bruin Contributor Senegalese Afro-pop artist Baaba Maal blends the time-honored musical traditions of his native West Africa with the modern influences of funk, reggae, R&B, jazz and rock. Read more...


Video games fail to live up to hype, promise

  Nintendo Gamecube NFL Quarterback Club 2002 Publisher: Acclaim If players have tested “NFL 2K2″ for the Xbox, they’ll do a double-take at their Gamecubes when beginning to play “NFL Quarterback Club 2002.”Â  The graphics are much too reminiscent of N64 (Nintendo’s previous generation system) to be deserving of the Gamecube distinction.  Acclaim’s QB Club series has always trailed behind the heavyweight in this genre, such as the Madden series and the previously mentioned 2K series from Sega, but this game is lacking in all of the departments ““ graphics, gameplay, and features.  Graphically, the characters are small and blocky, running in an annoyingly mechanical way as if they were on tracks. However, a small attempt was made to add realism, such as realistic shadow effects and the simple articulation of emotions on players’ faces.  The game computer (aka CPU) has very rudimentary artificial intelligence. Read more...


Echoes of the City

  The French Kicks, goofing off in front of microphones, will be performing at Spaceland this Friday. By Andrew Lee Daily Bruin Contributor For any sunburned West Coaster whose idea of the subway system involves Clay Henry and a steady diet of Veggie Delite, New York is not only a cultural haven, but also a mythical, almost mystical place, foreign in spite of its far-reaching familiarity. Read more...