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Tom Cruise smiles as he interacts with fans at the &quot;Digger&quot; premiere in Westwood. The event was hosted at the Directors Village theater Monday. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Tom Cruise takes over Westwood for &#8220;Digger&#8221; premiere mere steps from UCLA

Liu is the 2026-27 Arts editor, Photo staff and a News contributor on the metro beat. She is a third-year communication student from Alameda, California.

Presley Liu

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Tom Cruise returned to Westwood for the Los Angeles premiere of “Digger” on Monday, bringing a major Hollywood event to a theater just steps from UCLA.

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Waylon Wyatt stands at a mic, strumming a guitar. The 19-year-old country wunderkind from Arkansas performed Thursday at the Fonda Theatre. (Selin Filiz/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Concert Review: Waylon Wyatt turns up the charm, but ‘Dustpiles’ tour lands unevenly - Daily Bruin

Concert Review: Waylon Wyatt turns up the charm, but ‘Dustpiles’ tour lands unevenly

Parsa Arshi

This post was updated Sept. 28 at 4:24 p.m. Waylon Wyatt arrives in Los Angeles with a heart of gold, but his pockets hold little more than a pile of dust.

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Robert Pattinson stares at the camera. Pattinson stars in Lance Oppenheim’s latest film about the 2000s Dateline NBC show “To Catch a Predator.” (Courtesy of IMDb)

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Film Review: In gripping, clever &#039;Primetime,&#039; the pursuit of justice becomes unjust - Daily Bruin

Film Review: In gripping, clever &#8216;Primetime,&#8217; the pursuit of justice becomes unjust

Centola is a News contributor on the features and student life and metro beats and an Arts and PRIME contributor. He is a second-year business economics student minoring in Asian languages from Boston.

Gianluca Centola

This post was updated Sept. 28 at 8:55 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead. Robert Pattinson’s thrilling performance brings the infamous world of “To Catch a Predator” to the big screen in Lance Oppenheim’s latest film, “Primetime.” Released Friday, the film is based on Dateline NBC’s hit show from the 2000s.

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Pictured is the album cover of &quot;The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.&quot; The deluxe edition of Taylor Swift&#039;s 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl” was released Friday. (Courtesy of 2026 Taylor Swift)

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Album Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Encore’ is a personal, catchy add to ‘The Life of a Showgirl&#039; - Daily Bruin

Album Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Encore’ is a personal, catchy add to ‘The Life of a Showgirl&#8217;

Ammar Rashid

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 8:17 p.m. A showgirl never leaves the stage without an encore. Taylor Swift released “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” the deluxe edition of her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Friday, featuring four new tracks.

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Nikki Stampfl, a fourth-year English student, smiles and poses in front of trees. Stampfl shares her literary interests and writing process behind her middle-grade fantasy novel, “The Key to the Cupcake Kingdom,” on her Instagram account @nikkiswritingjournal. (Courtesy of Nikki Stampfl)

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This UCLA English student is spinning sweet tales as a middle-grade fiction author - Daily Bruin

This UCLA English student is spinning sweet tales as a middle-grade fiction author

Putterman is a 2026-27 slot editor and a Design contributor. She was previously Copy staff. Putterman is a second-year English student from Cupertino, California.

Cara Putterman

This post was updated Sept. 28 at 3:54 p.m. Reading and writing are often solitary pastimes, but for Nikki Stampfl, these hobbies helped her build an online community.

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TYLON holds the mic while performing at the Royce Welcome Concert on Tuesday. The event was hosted by Student Committee for the Arts at UCLA. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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SCA hosts Royce Welcome Concert to kick off school year, features student musicians - Daily Bruin

SCA hosts Royce Welcome Concert to kick off school year, features student musicians

Zhang is a Photo contributor. He is a second-year applied mathematics student minoring in data science engineering and film, television and digital media from Beijing.

Chenrui Zhang

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 8:11 p.m. Heart-filling ballads enchanted Royce Hall Terrace on Tuesday. The Student Committee for the Arts at UCLA hosted the Royce Welcome Concert to kick off the school year and welcome newly admitted students.

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Tim Curry, who accumulated over 200 stage and screen credits across a 60-year career, is pictured. Curry participated in a recorded interview and discussion at UCLA on Feb. 5, 1988. (Courtesy of the UCLA Irv and Xiaoyan Drasnin Communication Archive)

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Preserving Legacies: UCLA&#039;s digitized Tim Curry interview brings new insights - Daily Bruin

Preserving Legacies: UCLA&#8217;s digitized Tim Curry interview brings new insights

Brockenbrow is News and Copy staff and an Arts, Cartoons, Design, Graphics, Illustrations, Opinion, Outreach, PRIME, Quad and Social contributor. She is a second-year English student minoring in professional writing.

Caitlin Brockenbrow

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 2:05 p.m. On Feb. 5, 1988, Tim Curry took the stage at a UCLA Campus Events Commission event for a Q&amp;A with students.

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Pictured are CITEADRINKS&#039;s Einspanner Matcha Latte, Citeas Tofu Pudding Black Tea Latte and Banana Matcha Latte. Located on Weyburn Avenue, CITEADRINKS hosted its grand opening Monday. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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Resturant review: Matcha, match-nah – CITEADRINKS is a poor replacement for Junbi - Daily Bruin

Resturant review: Matcha, match-nah – CITEADRINKS is a poor replacement for Junbi

Chief is a 2026-27 co-Copy chief and an Arts, Design, Enterprise, Illustrations, News, Photo, PRIME, Quad and Social Media contributor. She was previously a 2025-26 slot editor. Chief is a third-year English student minoring in professional writing from Los Angeles.

Amelia Chief

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 8:23 p.m. Westwood’s latest matcha spot fails to deliver the premium quality it promises. CITEADRINKS, a cafe with locations in San Gabriel and Rowland Heights, soft-opened in Westwood on Sept.

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Swae Lee smiles on stage while holding a microphone. The rapper and singer headlined Bruin Bash on Monday night. (Purvi Singhania/Assistant Photo editor)

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2016 called: Bruin Bash 2026 answered with Swae Lee, Kid Ink and KYLE - Daily Bruin

2016 called: Bruin Bash 2026 answered with Swae Lee, Kid Ink and KYLE

Coffee is the 2026-27 music and fine arts editor. She was previously an Arts contributor. Coffee is a second-year political science student from Los Angeles.

Alexis Coffee

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 8:13 p.m. Bruin Bash brought throwback tracks to the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Monday night.  Days before the start of fall quarter, students packed LATC for the sold-out annual concert, which featured headliner Swae Lee, openers Kid Ink and KYLE, along with DJ Nebula Star.

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Film Preview: Busy fall season brings anticipated adaptations, new franchise installments - Daily Bruin

Film Preview: Busy fall season brings anticipated adaptations, new franchise installments

Acker is Copy senior staff and a News contributor. She was previously a 2025-26 slot editor. Acker is a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student from Los Angeles.

Sophie Acker

Cozy up with a great film this fall. While the leaves change colors and the temperature grows colder (at least in theory) a new slate of releases will hit theaters, delivering everything from novel adaptations to fantastical biopics.

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