Q&A: Kal Penn

UCLA alumnus Kal Penn returns to the film franchise of “Harold and Kumar” with “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas,” opening in theaters today. Penn spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Teresa Jue on UCLA’s North and South Campus tension, what his parents think about Kumar and pursuing his various careers, from working in the White House to being a university professor.

Graduate student Richard Parkin earns acclaim for his short film “Contra El Mar”

Contra El Mar” tells the story of a deep-sea diver who struggles with the pull of a job that could either kill him or get him arrested. The film focuses on the pressure this danger applies to his family and the search for stability within common ground of a young marriage.