Graduate student and his short film 'Playtime (Spielzeit)' travel to South by Southwest for another prestigious event

Fresh off an official selection and screening at the prestigious ten-day event, MFA directing student Lucas Mireles’ short film “Playtime (Spielzeit)” has been selected for the film portion of South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. The film was produced by UCLA producers program alum Ryan Slattery.

UCLA battling Arizona, trailing 27-26 at halftime

TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; UCLA has weathered the storm on Arizona’s senior day here at McKale Center and trails at the half 27-26.

Playing in one of the most hostile home enviornments in the Pac-12 Conference, the Bruins did a nice job controlling the game’s tempo in the first half, not allowing the Wildcats to run the floor.

UC enters 100-year bond offering that will fund projects at UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego

The University of California entered a long-term agreement on a bond offering to finance projects at UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego, university officials said Wednesday.

The fact that investors are making this type of long-term investment shows tremendous faith in the university, said UC spokeswoman Dianne Klein.