Many UCLA students spent their summers relaxing or barely scraping by in summer school. Jason Kaminsky, Todd Hawkins and the Campus Events and Cultural Affairs commissions had more on their minds: providing a good first impression for incoming students and a memorable kick-off celebration for all of UCLA at this year’s Welcome Week concert during the Bruin Bash event. Read more...

The members of the UCLA Philharmonia better not get too comfortable in their seats, because their new conductor wants them to tackle all sorts of new venues outside of Scheonberg Hall. Read more...

Around the world in 80 days? Try 16. This year, UCLA is taking Los Angeles on a two-week world tour with the third World Festival of Sacred Music, held in venues throughout the city from Sept. Read more...

When his class on queer cinema was listed under three different course names, film Professor Chon Noriega expected confusion and a high drop rate. As it turned out, only the first turned out to be true. Read more...

A lot has been written about celebrity gossip in these pages, and for good reason. It provides harmless, easy-to-analyze topics of conversation ““ why discuss the ominous situation in North Korea when there are tensions on the set of “The O.C.”? Read more...

Every year, a mere 30 students write their way into one of the world’s most renowned and success-bearing film programs ““ UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Read more...

What was once sympathy for the well-Westwood-traveled WAC student may turn into envy. The World Arts and Cultures department has moved from its temporary Kinross Avenue address to its home at Glorya Kaufman Hall, the newly reopened building on campus. Read more...