I’m oversimplifying, over-dramatizing, and over-Cliffs Notes-ing matters, but it should be noted that orientation tells you pretty much nothing about UCLA. Don’t get me wrong. I loved orientation; it’s still one of my very favorite college memories. Read more...

There’s a better way to catch free movies than downloading, and all it requires is a trip to campus. Sponsored by the Graduate Students Association, Melnitz Movies offers up free screenings of films every school year at the James Bridges Theater. Read more...

Pow. Smash. Kablooey. Written on the page, drawn into half-colored word bubbles, these exclamations of superhero splendor are nothing more than inked-in words accompanying an occasional clenched fist or two cars about to collide. Read more...

Perhaps the most defining moment in TV in the past year occurred during the Super Bowl halftime show, but Janet Jackson was nowhere in sight. Following the complaints, fines and media circus that accompanied her breast-baring 2004 performance, CBS played it safe this year with an aging Paul McCartney leading the crowd in a sing-along of “Hey Jude.” He did take off his jacket, but that was just to give to a fan, and he had a shirt on underneath. Read more...

Most fine arts students dread completing the thesis that is required for graduation. But Amir Fallah, a graduate art student, saw it as an opportunity for him to further refine his unique approach to bridging the gap between fine art and graphic design. Read more...

Most cinemagoers head to the movies to escape the real world, not to get a lesson on politics. That was until last summer’s “Fahrenheit 9/11″ hit theaters. Read more...

There might only be one thing harder than getting into UCLA’s exclusive department of theater: leaving it. Before they say goodbye, this year’s seniors demonstrated the strength of their craft in their senior show ““ two one-act plays by the obscure playwright Pierre Marivaux. Read more...