For prospective filmmakers, it can be hard to make it in Hollywood. But it might be easier for those from UCLA. “If you say you’re from the UCLA film school, everyone wants to accommodate you and give you any kind of access you want,” fifth-year English student Jeffrey Morris said. Read more...

As fall draws closer, freshmen must prepare for their initiation into UCLA: cramped dorm rooms, competitive classmates, scheduling conflicts and, of course, free on-campus film screenings. Read more...

There’s no place like home. That’s because the food there isn’t from the dorms. One of the most anticipated college experiences, besides partying or sleeping past noon, is the ability to have constant access to food at your fingertips. Read more...

Those who can’t do, teach. It’s an adage students throw at their teachers in educational institutions throughout the country. But in UCLA’s jazz department, it couldn’t be further from the truth. Read more...

Last week, in his latest bid to be the most visible retired individual this side of Michael Jordan, Jay-Z declared that he will be boycotting Cristal, the expensive champagne brand he has previously championed in his music and lifestyle, because of comments made by Cristal director Frederic Rouzard in a recent interview in The Economist. Read more...

Professor Jeremy Hyman offered some suggestions discussed in his book “Professors’ Guide to Getting Good Grades in College” to help better prepare freshmen for academic expectations: 1. Read more...

Jeremy Hyman didn’t know what to expect in terms of academics when he entered college as a freshman. Like so many others before and after him, he worried about whether he would take the right classes, how the professors would be, and whether he would get good grades. Read more...