Tucked away in the northeastern corner of campus, the production of UCLA’s own television magazine show “UCLA: Next” continues its second year at Studio 3 in Melnitz Hall with more stories to tell and new students to produce them. Read more...

5. Elvis Costello as Artist in Residence “In 2001, he found himself with a residency at UCLA, where he performed several concerts and was instrumental in teaching music during the year””“ so says All Music Guide. Read more...

8. Amon Tobin "Out from Out Where" The lead-off track is called “Back from Space” but the album shows Tobin never really left. With melded assaulting drum ‘n’ bass and dark cinematic sweeps creating a dense soundscape, this isn’t Kubrick’s vision of the unknown; it’s menacing, anarchic and human. Read more...

8. Frank Gehry Conversation – UCLA Gehry’s brave new Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles (opening in the fall) demands equally adventurous music within. Read more...

8. "Punch-Drunk Love" Once again P. T. Anderson proves himself the most exciting filmmaker alive today. Here, the auteur of “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights” plays into and defies generic conventions without making it feel forced. Read more...

I spent the last year writing columns about the fact that there wasn’t any leading voice in the arts world. There wasn’t anything for our generation to unite behind and call uniquely our own. Read more...

10. Spring Sing Spring Sing always promises a dandy time, with generally impressive performances (if you don’t count the obligatory sorority/fraternity numbers). Spring Sing 2002 had all the components of a typically good Spring Sing, but it was the guest of honor that put 2002 on this list. Read more...