For prospective filmmakers, it can be hard to make it in Hollywood. But it might be easier for those from UCLA. “If you say you’re from the UCLA film school, everyone wants to accommodate you and give you any kind of access you want,” fifth-year English student Jeffrey Morris said. Read more...
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June 25, 9:00 pm
[ORIENTATION]: More than majors
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June 11, 9:00 pm
[Online exclusive]: Campus Events Commission’s budgetary battles result in various victories
Last spring, the Campus Events Commission was riding high. Fresh off the success of spring shows by artists such as The Roots, The Walkmen and Xiu Xiu, the commission booked a plethora of shows for this past fall, continuing to satisfy the student demand for live music. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Composer notes time at UCLA
Some college graduates may continue to wake up in a cold sweat from nightmares of college finals past, but for David Markowitz, a UCLA alumnus with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in ethnomusicology, old college projects are what put food on the table. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Improv group keeps laughs coming
Gabe Cardenas just can’t get enough of comedy. Cardenas, an ethnomusicology student who graduated from UCLA in 2005, and the rest of Bruin United Improvisational Comedy Kraze recently performed their last show of the year on June 2 in De Neve Auditorium. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
'Internetworking' for jobs
It’s all about who you know. As social networking phenomena MySpace and Facebook rise to fame as two of the most frequented sites on the Internet, each with several million members, their critics are becoming hard to ignore. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Festival offers unique, paid outlet for student artists
Armed with nothing but a broom and his voice, graduating fourth-year theater student Nathaniel Meek performed June 1 as part of Project A.R.T.S., or Art Realized Through Students. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Decades later, a degree is earned
For most, a college degree marks the beginning of a career. At 89 years of age, Stanley Rubin ““ television’s first Emmy Award winner ““ will graduate nearly seven decades after his career began. Read more...