Many UCLA students spent their summers relaxing or barely scraping by in summer school. Jason Kaminsky, Todd Hawkins and the Campus Events and Cultural Affairs commissions had more on their minds: providing a good first impression for incoming students and a memorable kick-off celebration for all of UCLA at this year’s Welcome Week concert during the Bruin Bash event. Read more...

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Over half a dozen alumni of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television have been nominated for this year’s Emmy Awards in everything from acting to cinematography, but the key to their success is their background in screenwriting. Read more...

The Brothers Grimm” Directed by Terry Gilliam Miramax Films After a seven-year hiatus that included the infamous abandonment of his Johnny Depp-starring dream project “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” director Terry Gilliam is back with “The Brothers Grimm” ““ and though hardly worth recommending, “Grimm” nevertheless must be one of the most fascinating films this summer. Read more...

Everybody went to Africa this summer. Just turn to E! or flip through the pages of Us Weekly and you’ll see exactly what I mean. Brad Pitt did a TV special on poverty and AIDS in Africa. Read more...

Heather Raffo looks at Iraq and sees beauty. This may seem bizarre for the majority of Americans, whose sole portal to the country is a constant stream of violent and painful images narrated by glossy newscasters. Read more...

Former judge Sol Wachtler boasts an impressive resume. As chief justice of the highest court of New York state ““ the Court of Appeals ““ he stood as one of the state’s greatest jurists who upheld the freedom of the press and strongly advocated women’s and minority rights. Read more...