A shaker of Morton’s salt sits on the kitchen table of many families across the country. It adds flavor to dinner and even inspires some girls to wear a yellow raincoat to be the iconic Morton Salt girl for Halloween. But artist Motoi Yamamoto has an entirely unconventional use for the seasoning: He creates masterpieces with it.

In a moment of spontaneity, fourth-year gender studies student Merilou Salazar volunteered her band to perform at an event during her junior year of high school. But there was a slight problem. She had no band.

It only took one moment for Eduardo Arenas, bassist of East L.A. band Chicano Batman, to know he wanted to be a musician.

Screenwriter and director Todd Solondz has made himself known for his dark but humorous style through a series of movies, including “Happiness” and “Welcome to the Dollhouse.” In his films, Solondz explores the pain of being an outcast and the capacity of human cruelty, as well as delving into more unnerving matters of rape, pedophilia and preteen pregnancy. The director’s new film, “Dark Horse,” which premiered at the Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles on Friday, goes in a different direction, focusing instead on the darker side of adult adolescence. Solondz spoke with Daily Bruin’s Meg Davis about the film and how he approached the process of filmmaking for this particular movie.

UCLA students are all familiar with the tall towers, continuous arches and ornamented interior of Royce Hall, but very few get to know the feeling of performing in it.

We are finally at the home stretch. It is the end of week nine, and all we have to do is survive one more week of classes and then finals to be rewarded with summer.

With workout videos, you have the freedom to pick your own personal trainer who will be available whenever you need him or her with a workout of your choice.

It’s that time of year again. One month left of school means that there is one month left until summer. This also means you have about 30 days remaining to get fit for the beach, swimming pools and the bathing suits that come with them.

During my difficult week of midterms, I decided to incorporate meditation in between my study sessions every day to see how it affected me.

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden gives students an escape from campus without actually leaving its borders.