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• Drumming to a different beat

  By Christopher Robinson

  If you walk anywhere near Fowler Museum tonight, you might think you’re hearing the rumbling destruction of a small earthquake coming from inside.

• Grad’s record label celebrates 1st release

  By Devon McReynolds

  Many students have money set aside for various types of graduate programs or other academic endeavors with the idea that it’s a viable long-term investment, but recent UCLA alumnus Brian Simon had other plans for his postgraduate savings fund: He founded his own record label.

• Young Bruin publishes novel

  Step aside, Christopher Paolini – there’s a new young author in town. Second-year undeclared student Dan Elconin has recently published his creation, “Never After,” a young-adult fantasy novel that provides a dark twist to the traditional story of Peter Pan. Defying the odds with its recent publishing success, his book is a sign that young authors looking to make a name for themselves can now realize that publication is, in fact, possible.

• UCLA alumni receive Emmy nominations

  On Sept. 20, key figures in the television industry – from popular actors to the lesser-known writers, producers and directors – will gather at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live to honor notable accomplishments, as determined by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

• New fast food available for Bruins

  By Kimberley Wong

  Fellow Bruins craving Vietnamese sandwiches called banh mi can finally get their fix as UCLA alumni roll out their little green Nom Nom Truck into West Los Angeles.

• Screen Scene: "Amreeka"

  By Shirley Mak

  If “Amreeka” seems like a formulaic movie – featuring the at times dismal, but ultimately hopeful tale of immigrants making their way to America in the hopes of forging better lives – that’s because it is.

• Concert Review: The Pretenders

  By Maryia Krivoruchko

  This was the rare concert in which it was completely worth sitting through two painful hours of opening acts just to see the headliner.

• Screen Scene: “No Impact Man”

  Like many documentaries about the environment, Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein’s “No Impact Man” explores the relationship between man and his environment in a way that involves more showing than telling.

• Concert Review: "Street Scene"

  By Edward Truong

  Now in its 25th year, Street Scene is a smaller, quieter version of itself. Once an annual three-day 21-and-up party, it is now a two-day, all-ages event held against the urban backdrop of downtown San Diego.

• UCLA alumnus finds artistic success with animated film

  By Alex Goodman

  Just a few years ago, Shane Acker was animating the Eye of Sauron, sending its gaze after Elijah Wood’s Frodo Baggins in the “Lord of the Rings” films.

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