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New AT&T cellular tower raises the bar on reception at UCLA

Long Story Short: January 10, 2011

How can a pillow fight help victims of child abuse? And does that new cellular tower on top of Sproul Hall really live up to its promise of better reception for AT&T users?



Plus, host Devin Kelly talks with Economist Jerry Nickelsburg on just how deep the cuts of the 2011 California budget proposal will be. And, to top it all off, a special interview with thatwasthen lead guitarist Nicky Papageorge, live music included.



All this and more on this week’s edition of Long Story Short, the Daily Bruin’s weekly news and culture show.



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"Long Story Short: January 10, 2011"

A new cellular tower was installed atop Sproul Hall over winter break, providing increased reception for students with AT&T. Read more...


Technical Entrepreneurial Community makes scientific dreams commercialized realities

After working as a computer science engineer for five years, Max Ohlendorf was tired of getting lost in the stratified bureaucracy of a company. He wanted control over what he was doing and direct input on his own projects. After entering the UCLA Anderson School of Management's dual degree MBA/master of computer science program, he joined the Technical Entrepreneurial Community at UCLA. "I felt the yearning for entrepreneurship. Read more...

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Courtesy of Matthew Chin
The Technical Entrepreneurial Community at UCLA helps teach engineering students how to make their technological ideas commercially viable.




Departments fight merger

Chairs object to proposal to merge foreign language departments

January 4, 2011 – Administrators are proposing to merge six foreign language departments into a new, and very big, department of European Languages and Cultures. The affected departments would be French and Francophone Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Scandinavian, Italian, and Germanic Languages.

With additional reporting by Shoshee Jau, Bruin Reporter. Read more about the proposal here. [0:48]

"Chairs object to proposal to merge foreign language departments"

Faced with a proposal to combine their departments into one, the deans of six foreign language departments sent a letter to the humanities division opposing the decision. Read more...


Senior scholars expand knowledge

What’s in an age? Bruin senior scholars show learning is positive and possible, even later in life. Advancing its mission of "living better longer," the UCLA Center on Aging offers the Senior Scholars Program "“ which allows people ages fifty and over to audit classes for a nominal fee ($150/one course or $250/two courses per quarter). Students reveal how the personal, professional and social benefits of an inter-generational education transcend age. Dr. Gary Small, Director of the UCLA Center on Aging, also comments on what the program reveals about brain development. "What’s in an age? Bruin senior scholars show learning is positive and possible, even later in life."

Bob Ross moved to California for his family, but chose Westwood for the university. Read more...

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Senior Scholar Bob Ross audits undergradute classes through the program run by the UCLA Center on Aging.




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