Ask any hardcore music listener in 2006 and they’ll all likely say the same thing: buying CDs is for suckers. Yet that hasn’t stopped BookZone in Ackerman Union from changing up its tried and true formula. Read more...

Los Angeles is a big city. As anyone who lives here knows, Angelenos come from all walks of life and have a wide range of interests. Read more...

The UCLA Department of Theater is walking on the wild side this coming season. The theater department will be putting on performances that cover topics from sexual escapades to alcohol that mainstream theater often rejects. Read more...

In order to avoid gaining any more weight during her freshman year in college, 17-year-old Claire Rice went down to Mexico to have gastric bypass surgery. Read more...

“Y The Last Man” #49 By Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra Vertigo Comics Alas, poor Yorick! The unfortunately named Yorick Brown is the last man on Earth, with all that it entails: sexual entanglements, post-apocalyptic biker gangs and a monkey named Ampersand who holds the fate of humanity in his poop-stained paws. Read more...

When you’re as stubborn as I am, 5,731 songs can get old in a hurry. That’s how many songs I have on my iPod. I’ve got a diverse selection ranging from college favorites like Radiohead and Kanye West all the way to far-out wackiness like Wesley Willis and Optimus Rhyme. Read more...

The Decemberists “The Crane Wife” Capitol Records (Out Of 5) When the Decemberists, indie music’s most beloved group of raucous balladeers, announced their decision to leave Kill Rock Stars for a major label last year, few believed they had sold out. Read more...