Saturday, April 11

Comedy taps fraternity antics

Last winter, the founders of Lambda Epsilon Omega fraternity took over the UCLA campus, manipulating their pledges above Kerckhoff Patio and running amok around Royce quad. Read more...


Memorial to honor student-friendly film professor

Film professor emeritus Edgar Brokaw Jr. may have retired in 1988, but he could never truly separate himself from the campus. The famed professor who taught Alexander Payne, Francis Ford Coppola and Jim Morrison passed away at age 85 on December 9, 2002. Read more...


Screenscenes

“Old School” Starring Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn Directed by Todd Phillips Watching “Old School” will guarantee any UCLA student a good time. More often than not you’ll spend a good portion of the flick trying to scope out the campus locales used when it was filmed here last February. Read more...


Spacey shares wisdom with students

Actor Kevin Spacey, star of “American Beauty,” spoke to a crowd of UCLA students Tuesday afternoon during a 45-minute question-and-answer forum at the Festival Theatre following a preview of his new movie “The Life of David Gale.” Spacey wooed the crowd with comedic timing while answering questions with wit and wisdom. Read more...


Cartoon Network not just for children

If you’ve heard one “D’oh!” or “They killed Kenny!” too many, Cartoon Network has the show for you. The 24-hour animated network will be promoting “Adult Swim,” their 3-hour adult cartoon block, at Madison’s in Westwood tonight, from 10 p.m. Read more...



Local plan not picked for WTC

The competition to redesign New York City’s skyline has given birth to something new out of the ashes. UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design professor Greg Lynn received word this month that the proposal on which he collaborated for a memorial at the World Trade Center site was not selected as one of two finalists to be considered for construction over Ground Zero. Read more...