When third-year Latin student Lissa Crofton-Sleigh decided last year that she wanted to pursue a minor in music history, she assumed the minor would be something interesting to supplement her studies and wouldn’t interfere with her plans to graduate on time. Read more...

Cory Barger knows exactly how hard making a career in music can be. Despite spending the past few months diligently preparing for her senior recital, her most nerve-wracking solo performance thus far, she knows that things are only going to get more difficult. Read more...

For liberal arts majors, their academic experiences can separate a hobby from a profession. Marci K and Lesa Terry, who have both studied ethnomusicolgy at UCLA, are getting the most out of their Bruin beginnings. Read more...

What is the difference between “uncut” and “recut”? Is the “special edition” more special than the “deluxe edition”? Is the “extended” version more extended than the “unrated director’s cut”? Read more...

A few months ago, I was approached to write an ongoing column about television. My editors figured that the only thing I may spend more time doing than listening to music was watching television. Read more...

It’s all about who you know. As social networking phenomena MySpace and Facebook rise to fame as two of the most frequented sites on the Internet, each with several million members, their critics are becoming hard to ignore. Read more...

Catherine Manabat, a second-year English student, was introduced to YouTube.com soon after the UCLA basketball team beat Gonzaga University in the NCAA Tournament. She found several versions of the final minutes of the nail-biting game, some even filmed from the sidelines. Read more...