Just when you thought that the inauguration of President C. L. Max Nikias would bring an air of social and academic responsibility to our party-dome campus, a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority has decided to continue one of ‘SC’s stereotypes. She has gone from simple college girl to national celebrity in a matter of [...]

In a year where the nominations for best picture range from the feel-good The Help to the philosophical Tree of Life, the nominations for best original song remain disappointingly shallow. For the 84th Academy Awards, only two songs were nominated for the category: Rio’s “Real in Rios” and The Muppet’s “Man or Muppet.” It’s not [...]

Despite the unease that comes with saying this, it seemed like it was only a matter of time until Rihanna and Chris Brown were collaborating on good terms again in the music business. They each released a remix featuring the other on February 20th, Rihanna’s 24th birthday. The songs were Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” from her album [...]

Tickets for the 2012 Vans Warped Tour Kick-Off Party went on sale Saturday. Vans Warped Tour is a summer music festival that travels around the United States and Canada with over 100 bands in its line-up. The kick-off party will be at Club Nokia in downtown L.A. on March 29, with performances by Falling in [...]

Prometheus, the film that brought Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender together, isn’t due for release until June 8, but the director and actor have already agreed upon their next project together. The Counselor, an originally screenplay from acclaimed writer, Cormac McCarthy, will reunite the duo together. The film is being labeled as “No Country for Old [...]

Last week, I talked about lighting. This week, let’s examine editing. Editing is the process of selecting and combining shots into an overall work, at its most basic level.  Editing can be as simple as inserting a dissolve transition between two shots, but can also be so complex that it alters the meaning of a scene [...]

This past Sunday, columnist Nitsuh Abebe published a piece for Pitchfork entitled “Embarrassment Rock,” about ‘rockism.’ He described the term as “a variety of close-mindedness.” To be a rockist is to reject all music which does not conform to a certain rock n’ roll aesthetic. Rockists hate hip-hop, pop and rap; they despise challenging and innovative [...]

This weekend, the new Reese Witherspoon vehicle This Means War will be released. The movie marks a turning point in Witherspoon’s career, one in which has taken a considerable hit since winning her first and only Oscar for Walk the Line in 2006. Witherspoon has fallen into a familiar trap: that of the beautiful young [...]

With Whitney Houston’s televised funeral just one day away, her music sales remain at an all-time high. Currently, Houston’s The Ultimate Collection holds a top two-album position on iTunes, and the same rings true for Whitney: The Greatest Hits on Amazon.com. In fact, the only artist currently outselling Houston is Adele, which, considering the way [...]

It’s always a sad day in the music world when a legend who influenced generations of artists passes away. Whitney Elizabeth Houston, the iconic singer with the monumental voice, died this past week on February 11, in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Houston’s death hit close to home for many, including godmother Aretha [...]