Friday, December 26


Novel idea is damned by problems

BOOK INFORMATION     Title: Damned If You Do Author: Gordon Houghton Publisher: Picador Price: $13.00    Pages: 300 Original by ADAM BROWN/Daily Bruin Web Adaptation by Hernane Tabay/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff The hero of “Damned if You Do” is enjoying a nice, quiet evening at home, without a care in the world, when some impolite intruder starts banging on his door. Read more...



Alumna author pushes children toward literacy

  Courtesy of Patricia Rust Patricia Rust, president of the Daily Bruin Alumni Association, is behind several programs aimed at increasing child literacy. By Sharon Hori Daily Bruin Senior Staff When literacy advocate and writer Patricia Rust called the White House to ask if the President owned a library card, she was not trying to be funny. Read more...


“˜Katbot’ introduces fresh look at high school years

By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Senior Staff First there was E.T., then there was Alf. Now, make way for Katbot. Heralding a new era for alien invaders, Katbot, the first Internet, extraterrestrial “pet,” is taking over cyberspace at computers around the globe on Sept. Read more...


British-style pub offers up authentic atmosphere

RESTAURANT REVIEW   Ye Olde King’s Head Pub Address: 116 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90230 Hours: M-F 11a.m. – 10p.m. Phone Number: (310) 451-1402 Entree Price Range: $6.00 – $11.00 Rating: 8 Original by ADAM BROWN/Daily Bruin Web Adaptation by Hernane Tabay/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Thinking of British food, some people imagine something that tastes slightly worse than airline food and slightly better than dirt. Read more...