June 6, 2011 – Third-year sociology student Joe Scachetti came to UCLA with a scholarship to play goalkeeper for the soccer team. An accident left him with a badly broken knee. On the route to recovery, Scachetti reflects on his injury, his love for soccer and his time at UCLA. [4:00]

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May 23, 2011 – Student drivers might agree that parking in and around Westwood Village isn’t the most fun thing to do. A few students share their frustrations and the lengths they’ve gone to nab that last spot.

May 16, 2011 – Last week, the Persian community at UCLA Hillel hosted a “How to be Persian” event. Aside from eating food and learning Middle Eastern belly dance, attendees had the chance to ask relationship advice, focusing on dating from a Persian Jewish perspective.

Last week, Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II, waiving the normal five year waiting period that must pass before canonisation can occur. One of the University Catholic Center’s church ministers, Father Paul Rospond, remembers the Pope, touching on his influence and popularity.

Nathan McClain is a fourth-year English student with a number of published poems. He is planning to attend the master’s writing program at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina this summer. McClain spoke with Daily Bruin Radio about his work and his sources of inspiration.