Pharcyde ”Plain Rap” Pharcyde “Plain Rap” Delicious Vinyl We’ve all got to grow up some time. It’s too bad Pharcyde did, too. When the goofy L.A.-based rap outfit exploded onto the scene in 1992 with its raucous “Bizarre Ride II tha Pharcyde” it seemed that the group could do no wrong. Read more...

  Photos by MARY CIECEK/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Children peer through the glass at a shark in one of the exhibits at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific. Read more...

  UCLA PERFORMING ARTS Aeros’ "The Next Step" is a breathtaking display of art and acrobatics at Royce Hall. Aeros to perform at Royce World-renowned Romanian gymnastics team Aeros will perform at Royce Hall Thursday, Jan. Read more...

  CBS David Lago stars as Raul in CBS’s "The Young and the Restless." By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Contributor For David Lago, success as an actor didn’t come nearly as quickly as the realization that acting was the profession he wanted to pursue. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY Philippe the Original in downtown Los Angeles is well known for its French Dipped Sandwiches. By Antero Garcia Daily Bruin Contributor With long, orderly lines of hungry patrons, old fashioned phone booths, and cups of coffee that cost only a dime, the ambiance at Philippe the Original recalls that of a diner from America’s yesteryear. Read more...

  Cyrus McNally McNally is a fourth-year neuroscience student who spends his spare time developing computer models of psychiatric disorders. Your opinions are welcomed: [email protected]. The Backstreet Boys are wrapping up another mind-blowing, heavily experimental set at a dimly lit club on the east Sunset strip, and AJ has just bitten the entire wing off a live bat some fan threw onstage. Read more...

BOOK INFORMATION   Title: White Rose: Una Rosa Blanca Author: Amy Ephron Publisher: The Ballantine Publishing Group Price: $12 Pages: 259 By Kristen Lara Daily Bruin Contributor Long before the story of Elian Gonzales captured the attention of the global community, the story of a young Cuban woman proved to be just as politically and emotionally divisive. Read more...