Wednesday, May 20, 1998 Musical thespians sing, dance toward stardom AWARDS: Contest created by actress Carol Burnett helps young performers By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff With songs from "The Wizard of Oz," "The Pajama Game" and "Hello Dolly," the 20th annual Carol Burnett Awards paid tribute to happy times and classic musicals. Read more...

Wednesday, May 20, 1998 Soundbites MUSIC Garbage, "Version 2.0" (Almo) The cleverly titled "Version 2.0" continues where Garbage’s debut album left off with superbly textured melodies and Shirley Manson’s gritty vocals. Read more...

Wednesday, May 20, 1998 Cage presented with Spencer Tracy Award AWARD: Academy Award winning actor lauded by university, swooning fans By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Senior Staff Nicolas Cage handles it all – shooting big guns, residing in state prisons and jumping out of burning Ferarris for his on-screen roles. Read more...

Wednesday, May 20, 1998 Aspiring bands rock festival MUSIC: Performances prove Vegas can attract more than lounge acts By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff You would never know it, among all the neon, sex and Lego-esque architecture, but a burgeoning music scene exists in Las Vegas, and the inaugural EAT’M conference and festival exposed it the best way they knew how. Read more...

Tuesday, May 19, 1998 Great experiment takes viewers through cultural history THEATER: Blue Sphere presents metamorphosis of America, 1964-1998 By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff We begin our tale in a small suburban home circa 1964. Read more...

Tuesday, May 19, 1998 Apple pie and LSD FILM: A drugged-out Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro play a sports writer and a lawyer searching for the American Dream in novelist Hunter Thompson’s land of lost hope By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Contributor The year was 1971. Read more...

Tuesday, May 19, 1998 Even in space, ‘Titanic’ manages to crash GAME: Stellar backdrops, talented voice-overs can’t salvage fun from tragedy By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Contributor Don’t mistake "Starship Titanic" for the movie of the same namesake. Read more...