Think you could be the next geek on "Beauty and the Geek"? Or the next contestant on "The Amazing Race"? You may not need to look much farther than our very own Bruin Plaza to land spots on hit reality shows: Casting directors and recruiters target UCLA students. Read more...

The motto of college students seems to be "follow your dreams," but those dreams don't come easy. Read more...

Blake Fullmer, UCLA second-year undeclared student, could be the next pop music sensation. The singer recently won the "Your Big Break" contest, earning his band a place on the stage at this year's Wango Tango concert, taking place May 10 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Read more...

There have been two golden periods in music history for big bands: the Jazz age, when big brass bands played swing and jazz, and the '70s, when stoned longhairs got all their friends together to be as loud as possible. Read more...

This weekend, with other millions of people, I saw "Iron Man," and let's hear it for not only Robert Downey Jr.'s inspired performance but also for a superhero movie that actually doesn't take place in New York City or an imaginary city such as Metropolis or Gotham. Read more...

For a UCLA student, the perfect midday meal is often cheap and convenient. Clementine, located in Century City, offers neither of these qualities. It does, however, offer something most Westwood haunts do not "“ ambience. Read more...

The Gayley Avenue strip in Westwood may primarily be known for its greasy burger joints and sandwich shops that are "“ let's face it "“ only palatable as emergency sustenance stops. Read more...