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...

"In the Reins" Iron & Wine and Calexico Overcoat Records Collaborations are usually hit or miss in the music industry and the result of Iron & Wine and Calexico’s team-up in 2005, “In the Reins,” is definitely a miss. Read more...

The members of the UCLA Philharmonia better not get too comfortable in their seats, because their new conductor wants them to tackle all sorts of new venues outside of Scheonberg Hall. Read more...

"Apologies To The Queen Mary” Wolf Parade Sub Pop Records Rock bands have a history of getting ahead of themselves. “We built another world,” sings Spencer Krug in Wolf Parade’s debut release, and for once, the boast may be accurate. Read more...

Around the world in 80 days? Try 16. This year, UCLA is taking Los Angeles on a two-week world tour with the third World Festival of Sacred Music, held in venues throughout the city from Sept. Read more...

It’s a skill most students possess: the ability to write a decent paper right before deadline. And more than a few of these students have taken that talent with them to Hollywood. Read more...

When his class on queer cinema was listed under three different course names, film Professor Chon Noriega expected confusion and a high drop rate. As it turned out, only the first turned out to be true. Read more...