Monday, 6/23/97 Summer sizzles with new CD releases and hot hits MUSIC: Recordings available from old, new favorites in every genre By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s a symbiotic relationship – college students with money to burn and record stores with albums to browse through. Read more...

Monday, 6/23/97 Variety of old, new acts fill summer concert lineup MUSIC: Several festivals, bands hit road in time for big touring season By Kristin Fiore Daily Bruin Staff Is there life after Popmart? Read more...

Monday, 6/23/97 Summer flicks: blockbusters or plain busts? FILM: Look at this season’s movie releases suggests possible hits and misses By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Senior Staff Last year the nation came together to make "Independence Day" a huge success. Read more...

Monday, 6/9/97 Defining a genre which defies all standards MUSIC: Meaning of ‘alternative rock’ has mutated since grunge broke in summer of 1991 By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Staff With the surge of "pop" music and the "death" of grunge, the world of "alternative" music is facing an identity crisis. Read more...

Monday, 6/9/97 UCLA graduate student animator wins Academy Award Former engineer hopes 4 1/2-minute short will gestate into career By Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor Many students dream of hearing the words, "And the Oscar goes to …" But for Mark Dale Levine, this dream is a reality. Read more...

Monday, 6/9/97 Film comes home FILM: With an East Coast look that belies its proximity to Hollywood, UCLA is a prime location to shoot films, television shows and commercials By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Staff When UCLA students watch last summer’s hit movie "The Nutty Professor," they might notice the beautiful college campus where it was filmed. Read more...

Monday, 6/9/97 New palette of programs broadens arts studies ARTS: Changes reflect trend toward merging disciplines By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Staff From Michelangelo to Picasso, Mozart to Bob Marley and "Hello Dolly" to "Jesus Christ Superstar," it’s pretty much a given that art imitates life and social change. Read more...