Saturday, September 12

Body art

Upon walking into the Fowler Museum of Cultural History’s innovative exhibit titled “UCLA Collects! Bodies of Knowledge,” one will be greeted by a full-size paper mache skeleton from Mexico standing proudly next to an intricate Japanese chart pinpointing correct placement for acupuncture. Read more...


Good food on a dime

What with all the normal college expenses ““ course readers, rent, $300 Han Solo action figures ““ it’s easy for money to run out unexpectedly. Then you have to trim costs by cutting unnecessary items ““ hair dye, liquor runs, textbooks ““ from your budget. Read more...



Don’t wish to be a star; enjoy college

So I’m taking it easy, thoroughly enjoying my pre-dinner snack of orange pineapple juice and a Ziploc bag full of jelly beans, when my playlist jumps to A Tribe Called Quest’s “If the Papes Come.” As is always the case with Tribe, I immediately feel a good deal cooler than I have any right to. Read more...


A bug's life

Cartoons are not just for children ““ a notion that the Tin Hat Quartet confirms with its performance of original scores to animations done by Russian filmmaker Ladislaw Starewicz. Read more...


Striking out during Rush

Who else caught a glimpse of the heaps of screaming short guys, holding hands and yelling things in Greek, running around Westwood? The scene I saw this weekend can only mean one thing: last week was Rush Week on campus. Read more...


Real scary

Nothing is more terrifying than the truth. Or so reads the tag line for Hollywood’s newest horror flick, “The Amityville Horror,” which opens in theaters Friday. Read more...