Everyone knows the standard first-year dorm initiation ““ the floor trip to “The Price is Right” taping. Usually one dreams the night before of hearing Rod Roddy shout out to “Come on down because you are the next contestant,” only to wake up to reality knowing that the chances are slim to none ““ actually 9 out of about 300 ““ of getting picked. Read more...

Bruin Choice Awards The Grammy’s try. The Oscars come close. The MTV Music Awards are almost there. But no award brings with it the prestige of the annual Bruin Choice Awards. Read more...

By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff You know his name. Ethan Hawke has been a regular on the movie scene since his breakthrough role as a shy student finding his voice in 1989’s “Dead Poet’s Society.” But in 12 years, the 29-year-old actor hasn’t lent his name to projects that would likely explode as box office blockbusters. Read more...

Jeff Buckley “Mystery White Boy” Columbia The mystery here is that this particular white boy could be so brilliant one moment, then so flawed the next. Read more...

For a band whose members haven’t really spoken to each other in almost five years, Pink Floyd can still dominate the charts like Godzilla over Tokyo. Read more...

By Trisha Kirk Daily Bruin Contributor In recent months, his eclectic music has topped charts worldwide and influenced the rave and techno scene, but Moby hasn’t let his erstwhile fame change his individual principles. Read more...

By Judy Pak Daily Bruin Contributor Like a summer joy ride around the radio dial, Captain Pants is all about change and reinvention. Captain Pants is one of those bands that effortlessly cross genres. Read more...