Thursday, March 13, 1997 PERFORMANCES: Center for Performing Arts presents a melange of music, dance By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor As students reluctantly enter 10th week, they often find themselves searching for just one more distraction before the stress of finals. Read more...

Thursday, March 13, 1997 SURVEY: Voters mostly agree with critics’ picks for Academy Awards By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Senior Staff Given their own chance to vote for Academy Awards through the Daily Bruin Online Oscar Poll, UCLA students primarily opt for the same films that critics predict members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will choose. Read more...

Thursday, March 13, 1997 THEATER: In its 12th year, S.T.A.G.E. continues with a toast to Cole PorterBy Kathleen Rhames Daily Bruin Contributor In 1984, when director David Galligan was asked to produce a charity benefit for a strange virus attacking gay men, he accepted, thinking it would be a one-time event and a chance to gain more experience as a director. Read more...

Thursday, March 13, 1997 With Miramax’s Little Big Movie ‘The English Patient’ poised to sweep, is it a case of Hollywood going Indie or an Indie gone Hollywood?The glitz-fest that is the Academy Awards has fallen into one of two types in the ’90s: first, there are the years where one juggernaut emerges and takes every award (think of Spielberg’s Schindler Sweep) or a year where everything is so bland that no front runner makes itself known early on (like last year’s lackluster collection of films). Read more...

Monday, March 10, 1997 FESTIVAL: Events include competition, workshops, job networking, awardsBy Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor While some are awaiting the Academy Awards this spring, the animation community is eagerly anticipating an awards ceremony of their own ­ the first annual World Animation Celebration. Read more...

Monday, March 10, 1997 FILM: ‘Golden’ Janssen has eye out for roles that will strengthen her skillsBy Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Contributor Some actors will stop at nothing to win a role. Read more...

Monday, March 10, 1997 By Alicia Cheak Daily Bruin Contributor What becomes of kids who run away? What is life really like on the streets? Do these questions even matter, since out of sight, these kids can perhaps stay out of mind? Read more...