Thursday, February 26, 1998 Mystic Saints premieres at UCLA MUSIC: Commissioned by the Vatican, installment is second in series of four By Michael Gillette Daily Bruin Contributor For orchestral composer and UCLA alumnus Christopher Caliendo, tonight will be a very special homecoming. Read more...

Thursday, February 26, 1998 Remembering the ‘forgotten Holocaust’ BOOK: ‘Rape of Nanking’ chronicles horrifying, graphic cruelties of war By Christopher Bates Daily Bruin Contributor "War is cruelty," said General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1863. Read more...

Thursday, February 26, 1998 Fanning the flames FILM: Joe Ezsterhas’ new mockumentary of the film industry, ‘Burn Hollywood Burn,’ may be even truer to life than the screenwriter himself would like to admit By Matthew Schmid Daily Bruin Senior Staff From the ashes of the most heavily criticized film of the decade was born a movie lashing out to burn the film industry in a way that no other Hollywood production has done in recent years. Read more...

Thursday, February 26, 1998 Common anything but in live concert MUSIC: Listeners marvel at band’s energy, talent in House of Blues show By Jeremy Engel Daily Bruin Contributor Southern California’s home-grown ensemble, Common Sense, flaunted their professional, crowd-moving sound Saturday night at the House of Blues. Read more...

Wednesday, February 25, 1998 New bio explores untold story of cosmic mates BOOK: Novice author researches tragic relationship between Jim Morrison and his long-time love By Stacy Sare Daily Bruin Contributor After quitting her job as a secretary and flying to Paris, author Patricia Butler found herself being chased by police and hiding in an open grave to escape tear gas, beatings and riot squads. Read more...

Wednesday, February 25, 1998 Odyssey playes everyone for the fool with new play THEATER: Show questions moral, intellectual issues facing present-day people By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor When you drive up to the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the theater looks like little more than a factory outlet or an imitation furniture store. Read more...

Wednesday, February 25, 1998 Editor in Chief FILM: UCLA professor and film editor Richard Marks is at the top of his field with a fourth Oscar nomination. Read more...