Monday, December 1, 1997 Matrixed messages ARTS: Nina Kaufman’s ‘Matrix’ puts dance, music and performance in eight different rooms to create an interactive story of fairy tales and feminism By Alicia Roca Daily Bruin Contributor The audience sits with mouth agape, eyes glazed over and program in hand. Read more...

Monday, December 1, 1997 ‘Rent’ cast looks forward to answering questions FORUM: Actors will be on campus to respond to students’ interrogations By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff After months of creating spiritual and vocal harmony in the season’s biggest sung-through musical, the cast of "Rent" is finally going to talk. Read more...

Monday, December 1, 1997 ‘Scud’ razes heroic stereotypes of comics By Ernest Lee Daily Bruin Contributor A machine of mystery and intrigue. Cool, slick, dashing, audacious. Read more...

Monday, December 1, 1997 Soundbites Various Artists, "Santa’s Got a GTO! Rodney on the Roq’s Fav X-Mas Songs" (Dionysus Records) For years, Rodney Bingenheimer, otherwise known as Rodney on the Roq, has been hosting his late-night Sunday show on KROQ, as well as hosting glam and pop shows in the West L.A. Read more...

Wednesday, November 26, 1997 THEATER: Musical relates female trio’s struggle to make it, rise to stardomBy Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff It was 1959 when Berry Gordy opened his studio doors to Detroit’s West Grand Avenue, officially ushering in the era of Motown. Read more...

Tuesday, November 25, 1997 Countess Bore-Itza OPERA: L.A. Opera’s ‘Countess Maritza’ may seem like a disappointment at first, but it ultimately entertains By John Mangum Daily Bruin Contributor If you’re in the market for something musically fascinating and spiritually uplifting, you wouldn’t have found it Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Read more...

Tuesday, November 25, 1997 Latest LACMA exhibit focuses on creativity PHOTOGRAPHY: Art show examines various forms, presentation techniques By Dayna Michaelsen Daily Bruin Contributor The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s latest photography exhibit is a feast for the eyes and mind. Read more...