Most UCLA students use index cards as a means to memorize material covered in class. Well, four UCLA alumni are using them as a material to cover something quite different ““ their genitals. Read more...

Mimes and contortionists and sopranos, oh my! James Thiérrée’s “The Junebug Symphony” employs everything from carnies to Spanish opera singers in a dream-like extravaganza at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse. Read more...

Despite what the name implies, the Velvet Teen has a gaping hole in its fan base in the teenage demographic. In the primary leg of its transnational tour, the Velvet Teen is hitting UCLA tonight at the Cooperage. Read more...

The genre of horror films is filled with lasting eerie images like the shower in “Psycho,” the twins in “The Shining” and the mask in “Scream.” Add to that list the cello in … “Killer Cello.” Although UCLA graduate student Lisa Kohn never imagined herself as a director of horror movies, for her short film, “Killer Cello,” she became exactly that. Read more...

Sylvia Lavin, chair of UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, introduced architect Frank Gehry as a “true celebrity. We know “¦ his biography, his books, buildings, his life … Frank, in my opinion, is a young architect “¦ because he takes risks that experimentation entails.” After the celebratory speech, 73-year-old Gehry’s first words after awkwardly climbing the stage to the podium in Schoenberg Hall Monday night were, “If I’m so young, how come I couldn’t walk up these steps?” It wasn’t so much an insult as it was a jab at the hyperbole balloon. Read more...

This past weekend could have been the biggest not-big-movie weekend ever. “Whaaaa? Kenny’s flipped his lid!” you might say. But see, check this out. Though “Red Dragon” and “Sweet Home Alabama” may have dominated the box office this weekend, there was a whole plethora, or perhaps better put, a multitude, of potential sleeper hits. Read more...

A few hours after the sun dawns on any given Saturday of the fall season, three UCLA students suit up to spend the day working in front of thousands of fans in sometimes triple digit temperatures. Read more...