Tuesday, April 28

Satiric play “˜How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ mocks corporate America

Climbing the corporate ladder requires only charm and manipulation in the upcoming "How to Suceed in Business Without Really Trying;" experience is just a waste of time. Read more...

Photo: Josh Grisetti plays J. Pierrepont Finch, a fast-talking young man hoping to make his way to the top of the corporate ladder, in Reprise Theatre Company’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” The play, which is a musical comedy based on the 1952 novel by Shepherd Mead, will be featured at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse beginning tonight until Sunday, May 23. The musical first premiered over 40 years ago and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962.


Prime | Faces of UCLA – Marques Vestal jr.

Around 2006, a young man named Marques Vestal Jr. read a book called "Race Matters," by the American philosopher Cornel West. Vestal was studying computer engineering at California State University, Northridge, but because of that book, he switched his major to African American studies. Because of that book, there's a good chance Vestal will matter to a lot of people. Read more...


Prime | By the spring sea

soft silhouettes and breezy blues capture the perfect malibu beach look. as the weather gets warmer, trade in jeans and sweaters for flirty dresses and playful swimsuits at these popular L.A. boutiques. Read more...



Prime | Faces of UCLA – Erin Ward

Clubs and extracurricular activities can often be shoved aside in the name of schoolwork, but Erin Ward's devotion to the ultimate goals of Dance Marathon permeates the rest of her life. Ward, a second-year psychology student, just completed her second year on the Dance Marathon committee as community outreach and education director. Read more...

Photo: photo by: Rue Song


Prime | Faces of UCLA – Irina Yakubin

Described as a "modern-day Mother Teresa" by Russian Club President Alex Katsman, fourth-year history student Irina Yakubin is driven to fulfill the needs of the elderly Russian-speaking community in Los Angeles. Read more...