Interactive and PDF Campus Maps: http://www.ucla.edu/map
Internet Access
Many areas of campus offer Wi-Fi. Visit http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/wireless/ for complete information and instructions to connect to the wireless network.
Wi-fi code for TFT rooms: K1rib@ti
Person to contact for Renting a TFT room or Sound Stage: Rand Soares
Person to contact for general questions: Cheri Smith. It's not a bad idea to swing by her office in East Melnitz sometime in September to say 'hi."
UCLA Campus Computer Labs
You can use computers, borrow laptops, and print and copy at several locations on campus. Note that the printers/copy machines do not take cash; you will need to have money on your BruinCard.
Computer lab locations: http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004110
Printing & Photocopies
As a screenwriting graduate student, you’re going to be killing a lot of trees. Most weeks, in fact, you’re going to be expected to bring in 5-10 pages for the rest of your classmates to read. 10 pages x (8 classmates + 1 teacher) = 90 pages.
There are different strategies to the whole printing situation. Some prefer to print their pages at home. The advantage of this is that when they get to school, they’re not running around like chickens with their heads cut off, trying to get the copies done. The downside is, you're not printing money with all that ink.
Others will print their pages at or near school. There are Kinko’s in Westwood at 10924 Weyburn Ave. and 1520 Westwood Blvd. Even better (but not closer), Maziar at ScriptCopier on Wilshire (http://www.scriptcopier.com/) is said to have a special rate for UCLA screenwriters. We trust him with all the printing for Showcase, but he does small jobs too.
You can print copies at many of the campus libraries, including Powell Library or the closer-to-your-classes Research Library using your BruinCard. (To use your BruinCard in this way, you need to deposit money to the card. You can do this online at the BruinCard site. You can also add money at the Research Library.)
The Graduate Resource Center allows grad students to print 150 free pages per quarter – paper is supplied, even three-hole-punched! It's located in the basement of the Student Activities Building, Room B11. The GSRC (http://gsrc.ucla.edu/) uses computers, not copiers, so either email yourself the file or bring a memory stick and print away.
Mailboxes
You have your own mailbox in Melnitz Hall. The mailboxes are located near the “airport lounge” (i.e., the chairs near the elevators). You'll generally be told if something important is left there for you.
The Arthur Ashe Student Health Center
This is UCLA’s outpatient clinic and is located next to Wooden Gym (D-4 on campus map PDF). Their services are free for the most part. If you are enrolled in GSHIP, you also get a lower co-payment on pharmaceuticals and free visits to medical specialists.
They take walk-ins or you can call for an appointment at (310) 825-4073. They also have a nurse you can e-mail questions to at www.studenthealth.ucla.edu.
The Ashe Center is probably one of the most underused resources available to students. If you’ve suffered through private insurance with high deductibles, outrageous co-pays, and limited prescription coverage, trust me, this is a nice change. Appointments are easy to get, they’re free, and there’s an on-site pharmacy with low-cost prescriptions, and even discounts on over-the-counter stuff. Plus, you can get a free flu shot in the fall. Score!
You have no excuse to avoid seeing someone about that nagging cough before it turns into pneumonia and keeps you out of class for a couple weeks.
Recreational Athletics
UCLA offers a great variety of recreational opportunity, from weights, exercise machines, aerobics and rec sports to special instruction on such things as surfing, sailing, rock climbing, gymnastics and tennis.
As a student, you have access to all of UCLA’s gyms and classes. (NOTE: Most classes involve additional fees. Always check the fine print. In the case of both aerobics classes and yoga classes, you can buy a pass for something like $25 that allows you to go to any and all sessions in a given quarter.) The main gym on campus is the John Wooden Center.
The Kinross Recreation Center has exclusive facilities for grad students (yes, that's you now!). It's a bit smaller, but way less crowded. It's also less "bro-y." http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/krec
Here’s the general site for UCLA Recreation: http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/
Libraries
All library collections can be searched from www.library.ucla.edu. UCLA has a fabulous film archive and its library system is first rate.
The Young Research Library, located on North Campus, has some great places for studying, particularly its “garden level”. Powell Library in the center of campus (F-4) can get crowded, but offers both group study lounges which can be reserved 24 hours ahead of time, and lots of different study spaces.
Security
The police department provides a free campus escort service every day of the year from dusk to 1 a.m. Specially trained students can walk you between campus and local living areas or Westwood Village. Call 310-794-3755.
There’s also a free evening van service that provides a safe, accessible form of transport around campus at night. They can be reached at 310-825-9800. Visit http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1000840 for more information.
UCLA Sports
You can’t attend UCLA and not take in at least one football game at the Rose Bowl and one basketball game at Pauley Pavilion. You can get tickets to every home game of the football team and the men’s basketball team for a total cost of $100.
Internet Access
Many areas of campus offer Wi-Fi. Visit http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/wireless/ for complete information and instructions to connect to the wireless network.
Wi-fi code for TFT rooms: K1rib@ti
Person to contact for Renting a TFT room or Sound Stage: Rand Soares
Person to contact for general questions: Cheri Smith. It's not a bad idea to swing by her office in East Melnitz sometime in September to say 'hi."
UCLA Campus Computer Labs
You can use computers, borrow laptops, and print and copy at several locations on campus. Note that the printers/copy machines do not take cash; you will need to have money on your BruinCard.
Computer lab locations: http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004110
Printing & Photocopies
As a screenwriting graduate student, you’re going to be killing a lot of trees. Most weeks, in fact, you’re going to be expected to bring in 5-10 pages for the rest of your classmates to read. 10 pages x (8 classmates + 1 teacher) = 90 pages.
There are different strategies to the whole printing situation. Some prefer to print their pages at home. The advantage of this is that when they get to school, they’re not running around like chickens with their heads cut off, trying to get the copies done. The downside is, you're not printing money with all that ink.
Others will print their pages at or near school. There are Kinko’s in Westwood at 10924 Weyburn Ave. and 1520 Westwood Blvd. Even better (but not closer), Maziar at ScriptCopier on Wilshire (http://www.scriptcopier.com/) is said to have a special rate for UCLA screenwriters. We trust him with all the printing for Showcase, but he does small jobs too.
You can print copies at many of the campus libraries, including Powell Library or the closer-to-your-classes Research Library using your BruinCard. (To use your BruinCard in this way, you need to deposit money to the card. You can do this online at the BruinCard site. You can also add money at the Research Library.)
The Graduate Resource Center allows grad students to print 150 free pages per quarter – paper is supplied, even three-hole-punched! It's located in the basement of the Student Activities Building, Room B11. The GSRC (http://gsrc.ucla.edu/) uses computers, not copiers, so either email yourself the file or bring a memory stick and print away.
Mailboxes
You have your own mailbox in Melnitz Hall. The mailboxes are located near the “airport lounge” (i.e., the chairs near the elevators). You'll generally be told if something important is left there for you.
The Arthur Ashe Student Health Center
This is UCLA’s outpatient clinic and is located next to Wooden Gym (D-4 on campus map PDF). Their services are free for the most part. If you are enrolled in GSHIP, you also get a lower co-payment on pharmaceuticals and free visits to medical specialists.
They take walk-ins or you can call for an appointment at (310) 825-4073. They also have a nurse you can e-mail questions to at www.studenthealth.ucla.edu.
The Ashe Center is probably one of the most underused resources available to students. If you’ve suffered through private insurance with high deductibles, outrageous co-pays, and limited prescription coverage, trust me, this is a nice change. Appointments are easy to get, they’re free, and there’s an on-site pharmacy with low-cost prescriptions, and even discounts on over-the-counter stuff. Plus, you can get a free flu shot in the fall. Score!
You have no excuse to avoid seeing someone about that nagging cough before it turns into pneumonia and keeps you out of class for a couple weeks.
Recreational Athletics
UCLA offers a great variety of recreational opportunity, from weights, exercise machines, aerobics and rec sports to special instruction on such things as surfing, sailing, rock climbing, gymnastics and tennis.
As a student, you have access to all of UCLA’s gyms and classes. (NOTE: Most classes involve additional fees. Always check the fine print. In the case of both aerobics classes and yoga classes, you can buy a pass for something like $25 that allows you to go to any and all sessions in a given quarter.) The main gym on campus is the John Wooden Center.
The Kinross Recreation Center has exclusive facilities for grad students (yes, that's you now!). It's a bit smaller, but way less crowded. It's also less "bro-y." http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/krec
Here’s the general site for UCLA Recreation: http://www.recreation.ucla.edu/
Libraries
All library collections can be searched from www.library.ucla.edu. UCLA has a fabulous film archive and its library system is first rate.
The Young Research Library, located on North Campus, has some great places for studying, particularly its “garden level”. Powell Library in the center of campus (F-4) can get crowded, but offers both group study lounges which can be reserved 24 hours ahead of time, and lots of different study spaces.
Security
The police department provides a free campus escort service every day of the year from dusk to 1 a.m. Specially trained students can walk you between campus and local living areas or Westwood Village. Call 310-794-3755.
There’s also a free evening van service that provides a safe, accessible form of transport around campus at night. They can be reached at 310-825-9800. Visit http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1000840 for more information.
UCLA Sports
You can’t attend UCLA and not take in at least one football game at the Rose Bowl and one basketball game at Pauley Pavilion. You can get tickets to every home game of the football team and the men’s basketball team for a total cost of $100.