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Back Issue - October 2006
Saving Troubled Minds
Two donors and one scientist fight schizophrenia. They might just win.
Oct 1, 2006
Curtain Up: Tale of 2Cities
Chavez Ravine and Ebbets Field. Separated by a continent, linked by one legendary baseball club...and the idea of loss of place. Playwright and performer Heather Woodbury explores the theme in a new play at Freud Playhouse.
Oct 1, 2006
Get Ready: Tailgating by the Experts
As the football season kicks off, a panel of self-appointed experts serves up a smörgåsbord of helpful hints on how to make the perfect tailgate.
Oct 1, 2006
Nomad Chic
They are among the most mysterious of mirages. The Tuareg, swathed in indigo, their elaborate silvery jewelry shining, galloping across the sands on striking white horses. A new Fowler Museum exhibit sheds light on "the Blue People of the Sahara."
Oct 1, 2006
The War on Weight
America is extra large for a lot of reasons. How do we slim down our "obesegenic" society?
Oct 1, 2006
Flu Fighters
If — some say when — bird flu comes to the U.S., it will spread across the country in weeks. UCLA is among those helping to prepare for and protect us from a possible pandemic. Can the FLU FIGHTERS get the country and the campus ready in time?
Oct 1, 2006
Crisis Point
African-American enrollment is at its lowest point in decades. In a no-holds-barred roundtable, campus and community leaders debate the problem and discuss solutions.
Oct 1, 2006
Cinematic: The Screen According to Suber
This UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television professor knows everything about everything when it comes to making movies.
Sep 20, 2006