Forty years ago, college campuses across the nation were in uproar as the call for civil rights became louder. Read more...
Photo: This mural, “Education Through Struggle,” was painted by artist Darryl Mar and UCLA students in 1995. It is located at the Asian American Studies Center in Campbell Hall. This is just one example of the art that will be on display to honor 40 years of ethnic studies at UCLA.
Luisa Lambri, an Italian artist, photographs impressive buildings but emphasizes the lights and surroundings rather than the architecture itself. Read more...
Hidden behind an ivy fence is UCLA's trove of literary treasures. It is the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, located next to Interstate Highway 10 and a 15-minute drive away from Westwood. Read more...
Photo: The library’s collection includes a 17th century first folio of Shakespeare’s works that is available for visitors to view or read.
Hip-hop will (figuratively) explode on campus tonight with a performance from Busta Rhymes and E-40 in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...
Photo: Busta Rhymes will perform at Hip-Hop Explosion 2010 at Ackerman Grand Ballroom tonight at 8. Busta Rhymes has produced five platinum records.
In a time when most Bruins are getting serious about essays and exams, 12 theater students are working hard to lighten the mood across campus. Read more...
Those getting ready to look for employment can add one more career on their endangered jobs list: film critic. On Saturday, the Billy Wilder Theater will screen "For the Love of Movies," a documentary on the past, present and uncertain future of film criticism. Read more...
Photo: Amy Geller produced the documentary “For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism,” which screens Saturday at the Billy Wilder Theater.
When author David Foster Wallace committed suicide in September 2008, I was embarrassed to find myself putting my name at the end of a long library waiting list to check out his most famous novel, "Infinite Jest." Read more...
