Monday, April 13

Designing in a digital age

Their official name is Design | Media Arts. But "Desma," the affectionate abbreviation tossed around for the department in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, seems much more fitting when one observes its students' casually creative, communal vibe. Read more...


Building his L.A. dreams

When renowned Russian bodybuilder Alexander Nevsky came to UCLA in 1998, he was 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighed over 300 pounds. And he had big dreams to match his 21-inch biceps. Read more...




I need a hero

Tom DeGravel and Ryan Burke's narrow room in Rieber Hall is admittedly a bit claustrophobic for its three residents. But DeGravel, a second-year English student, and Burke, a second-year chemical engineering student, still manage to find room to host the Vans Warped Tour, along with its thousands of cheering and jeering fans "“ all merely with the press of the power button on their PlayStation 2. Read more...