Sunday, June 21

UCLA alumnus pulled in by poetry

Never overlook a janitor as a prodigy. Before you start getting images of Will Hunting secretly scrawling answers to advanced fourier systems across a dimly-lit chalkboard, it should be said that janitors can make great poets, too. Read more...


Musician expresses his faith on CD

Few people would deny music can be a spiritual experience, and for Roberto Miranda jazz is the best way to see the light. Miranda, an adjunct assistant professor in jazz studies in the ethnomusicology department at UCLA, is a jazz musician who has played bass with everyone from world-class jazz musicians to members of the local hip-hop scene Jurassic 5. Read more...


Art departments move to Kinross

Though art generally remains still, right now at UCLA it is in the process of moving. Two departments of the School of Arts and Architecture has packed its bags and is making a new home in the newly-built Kinross building located in Westwood’s Lot 32. Read more...





Performing Arts director searches world for talent

Piles of CDs, books and magazines are scattered throughout Performing Arts director David Sefton’s spacious Royce Hall office. While he spends a third of his time traveling in search of new performers to book, his search doesn’t end when he reaches home. Read more...