By Rosanna Mah Daily Bruin Contributor Store owners often manipulate their environment to create a desired atmosphere. The social atmosphere, defined in terms of the music played, the clientele, lighting and, most importantly, the retail service, is a projection of the store’s corporate image. Read more...

Photo courtesy of RYKODISC Experimental rock artist Elvis Costello is UCLA’s first artist-in-residence, a position designed to bring artists to Westwood who will partake in different events and interact with students. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY/Daily Bruin Restaurants Native Foods, Don Antonio and Noodle Planet are Westwood sites for quick and tasty cuisine. Native Foods It really does taste like chicken. Read more...

UCLA Performing Arts Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega will perform in Royce Hall on Oct. 4. By Antero Garcia Daily Bruin Senior Staff Though she received her first taste of fame with a song from the point of view of an abused child, the hit “Luka,” Suzanne Vega now sings a much different tune. Read more...

  Mary Williams Williams did once live in a high rise triple, so don’t accuse her of not knowing what she’s talking about at [email protected].. Now that everyone has moved into the dorms, the objections and complaints can no doubt be heard up and down the halls. Read more...

NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin David Sefton, UCLA’s new music program director, plans to bring exciting new artists to Royce Hall, such as Elvis Costello and Sonic Youth. Read more...

  Universal Pictures In "K-Pax," Prot, played by Kevin Spacey, claims to be from a distant planet. Here, he shares his view of the world with psychiatrist Dr. Read more...