While "Hocus Pocus" is a Halloween favorite, Daniel Steinhart, head of Melnitz Movies and the event's programmer, encourages the UCLA community to try something new this Halloween. Read more...

Believe it or not, Santa Monica offers more cultural opportunity than the Boardwalk and Promenade. Read more...

For a delicious break from shopping at the Promenade, skip the greasy snacks and commonplace chains on Third Street and walk down the block to Buddha's Belly. Read more...

For UCLA students, Halloween usually means one of three things: tracking down king-sized candy bars in Bel Air, braving the streets of the famed West Hollywood Carnaval Party, or wandering the hills of Westwood for a frat or apartment party. Read more...

Let me hand in my late pass in advance, because this topic has already been chewed to death out on the "Internets." Read more...

It's not every day that a current UCLA film student is handed a prize from the president of Black Entertainment Television, the creator of "NYPD Blue," the director of "L.A. Confidential" and "8 Mile," and ... the executive vice president of the AARP? Read more...

What if you could be a knight? Imagine having the freedom to give up your books, backpacks and classes to just ride off into the sunset. In Kit Steinkellner's newest play "Quixotic," knighthood becomes a possibility. Read more...