Admit it — you still get mindblown every time you come across a street magician performing yet another seemingly impossible trick. And honestly, who doesn't? They always make you scratch your head and ...

To help pay for his undergraduate education, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin had an unusual summer job: cruise ship magician. “I was that guy who comes out at dinnertime and does random magic for you,” he says.

This post was updated Feb. 19 at 7:46 p.m. Magic is never far from UCLA’s campus. Over the past few years, a group of magicians has populated Bruin Walk and campus events, eager to present ...