Looking at Meghan Pleticha in her red and black flowing dress, you wouldn't guess that she used to sport cuffed low-riding stretch jeans, little boys' shirts, and Chucks when she first came to campus four years ago. Read more...

It happens to everyone. You're watching your evening melodrama of choice when a song of unknown origin comes on in the background. It sounds indie, so you have no idea who sings this song and you have absolutely no hope of getting it out of your head until you find out how you can possibly hear it again. Read more...

It was only four years ago that the first, sustained chord of Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" was struck on the UCLA campus. Four years since those first couple of lines ("So if you're lonely / you know I'm here, waiting for you") hinted at how truly ripe for the plucking radio stations would consider the group to be. Four years since UCLA students had their first taste of the indie rock sensation that, in a matter of months, would take the world by storm. Read more...

"Room 16 Goes to Outer Space" may not have been a New York Times bestseller, but Jessica Chessani, who co-wrote the story in first grade, thought it had potential. Read more...

Whether you're the gamer who devotes more time to PlayStation 3 than to studying for finals or the film geek obsessed with getting the best picture resolution possible, the newest technology in optic storage is sure to impress. Blu-ray discs, which outshine DVDs in image quality, are becoming the preferred form of media entertainment for both sides of the social spectrum. Read more...

Artists often claim that a transitory existence encourages the creative process. If so, UCLA's graduating art students are on their way to success. Read more...

Los Angeles is known as a national center for the latest trends, whether in the fashion, film or music world. Read more...