Guitarist strikes chord with crowd Jefferson Airplane founder, Kaukonen, plays at Wadsworth By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Staff Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen performed onstage with Janis Joplin in the 1960s. Read more...

Exhibit celebrates Persian New Year By Rodney Tanaka Daily Bruin Staff The first day of spring is a time for nature’s renewal. For Iranians, the day also represents a fresh start to a new year. Read more...

Lazarus creates ’24th Day’ despite hectic rehearsals By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Senior Staff Paul Lazarus never thought he’d get "The 24th Day" off the ground. Read more...

Camera offers unique shot at bridging cultural gaps during travel Taking meaningful vacation photos is a snap, seminar says By Sona Stepanian Daily Bruin Contributor Usually, vacation photos are simple snapshots of people waving at a camera. Read more...

Performance group wanders from Bard originals Students act out modern twists of Shakespeare’s plays By Allyson Harwood Daily Bruin Contributor While it would seem normal for the Shakespeare Reading and Performance Group to put on scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, this quarter’s "Night of Scenes" will consist primarily of acts by modern authors, not the English playwright. Read more...

Creativity of Italian cinema bursts onto screen Tornatore explores influence of movies in ‘The Star Maker’ By Dina Gachman Daily Bruin Contributor Italian films are bursting through the seams of the typically closed minds of the Academy, and Giuseppe Tornatore has a lot to do with this explosion. Read more...

Student conductor has all the Wright moves By Kathleen Rhames Daily Bruin Contributor They say opportunity only knocks once, but for UCLA undergraduate Elizabeth Wright, things are looking brighter than ever. Read more...