It’s a problem many college students, especially incoming Bruins, are familiar with: impacted courses.

This problem is so universal and visible that the cynicism quickly spreads to new students.

Pink brains about the size of fists laid on trays in a medical school teaching lab, moments before they were sliced open by eager hands.
Students clad in white lab coats and goggles poked and prodded the brains, armed with only some basic medical tools.

As a Los Angeles-based swing big band, Noah and the MegaFauna incorporates sounds ranging from acoustic gypsy jazz to indie rock and folk.

Only a small percentage of athletes in the world have the opportunity to compete at the NCAA Division I level. Even fewer are given the chance to represent their entire country on the grand stage of international athletic competition.

In the DC Comics’ Batgirl series, Dr. Andrea Letamendi is Batgirl’s personal therapist. In reality, Dr. Andrea Letamendi’s life is not that different. Self-proclaimed nerd Dr.

The hot July sun beats down on the bronze tigers, coyotes and other animal sculptures that have taken residence along Century City’s Avenue of the Stars.

A few bulging volumes litter the desk of Xiangfeng Duan. They are filled with more than 50 patent designs that he has accrued over the past two decades. The exact number of patents, he doesn’t bother to remember.

Duan, an assistant chemistry professor, spends his days studying atoms, molecules and objects of microscopic proportions.

Nguyen originally got his start with yoga shortly after he was injured in a motorcycle accident in September 2010.

If the ever-amorphous whirlwind of friends and collaborators featured on “…Like Clockwork” is any sign of the rock royalty listed in his Rolodex, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme must throw great parties.

Electronic Arts recently released an upgrade to the new “SimCity” game that will add the Nissan LEAF to its inventory of cars. It’s an obvious attempt to lure potential car customers, and it got me thinking about advertising – the good and the bad.