Monday, September 28, 1998 Radio stations misrepresent hip-hop MUSIC: MTV videos, popular songs display narrow view of genre A good friend of mine and I had an objective conversation about various musical genres, and at some point I asked what he thought about hip-hop. Read more...

Monday, September 28, 1998 The total Getty experience ART: Beauty of architecture, well-designed buildings lure visitors to new L.A. museum By Laura Noguera Daily Bruin Staff Perched on an edge overlooking Los Angeles, the John Paul Getty Center attracts hordes to visit the facilities which house art and literature collections, lecture halls and an auditorium. Read more...

Monday, September 28, 1998 Risque summer films risk disaster, tasteless humor FILM: Past months’ trends include thankful end to special effects movies, rise in raunch, aging actors Well, summer ’98 is over, and as a film columnist, I feel it is my duty to inform the public of my personal opinion about the many films that were released between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Read more...

Monday, September 28, 1998 Celebrities run gauntlet – er, junket – to promote films FILM: Studios arrange press, star confrontations to sweeten, publicize upcoming releases By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Staff The first moment a celebrity walks into a crowded room filled with cynical journalists is always the most uncomfortable. Read more...

Monday, September 28, 1998 Recycled entertainment reads differently every time COLUMN: Themes stay new with each perusal as people keep changing The theme of this year’s registration issue, A&E Editor Trinh Bui informed me, was "the changing face of entertainment" and we had 400 inches of blank space to fill with our wisdom or whatever bit of text happened to be lying around the office come deadline. Read more...

Monday, September 28, 1998 Minority actors get big break with non-traditional roles THEATER: Casting takes turn for the multicultural as people of color play ‘white’ lead roles By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff When Luis Alfaro was growing up in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union district, he joined his classmates in complaining about an enforced dose of refinement via a nighttime field trip to the Inner City Cultural Center. Read more...

Monday, August 31, 1998 Sun to set on Santa Monica’s famed Twilight Dance concerts ON-CAMPUS: Growing from benefit for Save the Pier Week, festival continues to draw big audiences By Stacy Sare Daily Bruin Contributor Rollerbladers, bikers, pedestrians and motorists totaling in the thousands will come to the Santa Monica Pier’s final Twilight Dance Series Concert of the summer season this Thursday night. Read more...