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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.




UCLA students aid struggling town in Mexico

MACLOVIO ROJAS, MEXICO "”mdash; The local market was emptier than usual, but even in the light rain, there was still a line of people waiting to be seen at the makeshift clinic. Read more...

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Elida Juarez, 30, prepares the beef for tacos at Antojitos Mexicanos, a family-owned food stand in the market in Maclovio Rojas. Juarez is a resident of a nearby town and has been working at her family’s restaurant for 10 years.