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...

“The Little Mermaid.” The songs. The talking crab. The little fish that could. That was Walt Disney’s fairy tale, complete with happily ever-after ending. But the rendition of this classic story that Michelle Banta-Tessier watched left a very different impression, and ignited her passion for children’s media. Read more...

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Everybody went to Africa this summer. Just turn to E! or flip through the pages of Us Weekly and you’ll see exactly what I mean. Brad Pitt did a TV special on poverty and AIDS in Africa. Read more...

Heather Raffo looks at Iraq and sees beauty. This may seem bizarre for the majority of Americans, whose sole portal to the country is a constant stream of violent and painful images narrated by glossy newscasters. Read more...

Former judge Sol Wachtler boasts an impressive resume. As chief justice of the highest court of New York state ““ the Court of Appeals ““ he stood as one of the state’s greatest jurists who upheld the freedom of the press and strongly advocated women’s and minority rights. Read more...