Official ruling leads to post-game controversy
USC was not granted a timeout by the officials with one second remaining in regulation.
Trojans fall in overtime thriller
Stanford edges USC 56-48 in triple overtime — the Trojans first overtime game since 2003.
New film explores iniquities
Bruce Robinson’s latest flick The Rum Diary portrays a dour story of cynical clarity.
Soybeans present unlikely mélange of dishes
Is there a legume more controversial than the soybean? It’s been accused of being Monsanto’s evil, earth-killing, bio-tech child, an allergy trigger, an impediment to proper development in infants, a duplicitous pouch of carcinogens and an emasculating testosterone leech. At the same time, soybeans are lauded as key to the longevity and slim characteristic of […]
HARD instills musical bedlam at Shrine
The two-day, electronic music extravaganza, HARD Haunted Mansion, creates a chaotic but elating atmosphere.
USC v. UCLA fitness competition to air on MTV
USC will go head to head with UCLA in this semester’s edition of mtvU’s “Student Bodies.” The competition will be aired in a series of installments starting Oct. 31 on mtvU and mtvU.com. The winning team of the competition will earn an all-expenses-paid trip to mtvU’s Spring Break 2012, held in Las Vegas. Two participants […]
Tim Gunn charms at Bovard
Tim Gunn added unique charm to his style, with his sharp yet classic pinstriped suit with an unexpectedly violet tie and handkerchief, and his speech, through the use of colorful anecdotes, when he spoke in Bovard Auditorium on Friday night. The Chief Creative Officer of Liz Claiborne Inc., perhaps best known for his role as […]
Letters to the editor
Intersection in need of increased safety measures Will it take a critical injury, or worse — a death — before the City of Los Angeles recognizes the atrocious state of the junction where Portland Street meets Adams Boulevard? This intersection, just one block north of The Row, has some of the worst pedestrian crossing signage […]
Student debt plan underwhelming
Last week, I got an email from James Kvaal, President Barack Obama’s campaign policy director. “President Obama just took two serious steps to make life a lot easier for folks with student loans,” the email said. “These changes will make a real difference in helping millions of Americans get by month to month.” But is […]
Samsung and Apple battle for South Korean market
In the last week, South Korean smartphone subscriptions have surpassed 20 million. As smartphones become an integral part of more and more peoples lives, the competition within the smartphone market has become increasingly intense, as competitors such as Samsung and Apple fight for dominance. This figure, however, does not necessarily reflect if Samsung actually surpassed […]