This weekend, bibliophiles are trading pages for panels.
On Saturday at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books kicked off its 30th year of delighting all types of readers, with this year’s schedule catering to everyone from nonfiction aficionados to BookTok enthusiasts.

This post was updated April 1 at 8:36 p.m.
Gigi Goldberg’s songs are striking a chord with the UCLA community.
Goldberg, a second-year undeclared student and singer-songwriter who performs as keyofgigi, released her latest single last month – a soulful ballad dedicated to city life titled “urban wonderland.” While her new song is a dedication to cities such as Los Angeles and their communities, Goldberg said she first turned to music during her childhood in Colorado, where her hometown’s busking culture was her original source of inspiration for a career in music.

The Trump administration announced the dismantling of one of the world’s largest international development aid agencies.
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order hours after his inauguration that froze nearly all foreign aid, Elon Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency, announced the administration’s intention of shutting down the United States Agency for International Development.

There are no cooties at this comedy show.
UCLA’s comedy club Shenanigans is once again hosting its “Men Aren’t Funny” show, kicking off their first performance of the year Friday.

As the season’s palette transitions from vibrant greens to soft reds and yellows, television harvests a bountiful lineup for autumn.
With cozy weather and cool winds approaching, the fall’s fresh releases will surely offer a familiar experience for viewers.

With the film series Queer Rhapsody, there’s no competition – just community.
Organized by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the series is showcasing over 50 queer-centered feature films, documentaries and short films through Sunday.

This post was updated July 7 at 6:57 p.m.
In the newest season of “The Bear,” almost every second counts.
The third season of FX’s Emmy-winning comedy-drama, which premiered Wednesday, cooks up another round of character studies served alongside the show’s pressure cooker theme of striving for perfection.

The UC Board of Regents Health Services Committee met June 12 to discuss the UC medical system and access to health care.
The meeting came hours after the regents heard public comment and appointed Julio Frenk as the next permanent chancellor of UCLA.

This post was updated June 12 at 9:25 a.m.
27 pro-Palestine protesters were arrested outside Dodd Hall after multiple students and law enforcement officers sustained injuries during Monday protests commemorating Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas war.

Roan Pearl is mixing together music, donuts and Cambodian culture in her thesis film.
The fourth-year film and television studentis the writer and director of her short film “Maple Bacon Bar,” which she said tells the story of Sovanna – the daughter of a Cambodian American refugee family that owns a donut shop in Long Beach, California – who struggles to connect with her parents and pursue her artistic ambitions following her older sister’s death.