Start diva-dieting with muffin tops
Tear open a Nabisco 100-calorie pack, and you get five little crisps that resemble the conveyor belt castoffs of Oreos or Chips Ahoy. Nabisco’s new slogan is “Diet Like a Diva,” and it bears some truth. Chances are you will feel so dissatisfied with these Oreo wafers that you’ll storm off to find a pack [...]
Read the rest of this article »Civil rights tragedy brought to West Coast stage
Based on the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black boy, ‘The Ballad of Emmett Till’ comes to the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles.
Read the rest of this article »Trio’s most recent independent release blends old and new
Alkaline Trio is a punk band. Punk music, by definition, is and has always been an anti-establishment form of expression that aims to blatantly defy and oppose mainstream culture. The Hills is not punk. It came as somewhat of a surprise, then, when the nearly 14-year-old Chicago band Alkaline Trio appeared on MTV’s reality show [...]
Read the rest of this article »On-campus group stages laughter
Comedians Baba Ji and Rajiv Saytal perform at tonight’s event organized by USC’s South Asian Rural Student Aid.
Read the rest of this article »Shutter Island is good, but not Scorsese’s best
Now, the question here isn’t whether or not Shutter Island is a good film — because it most certainly is. The question, given the director’s glowing repertoire and ’06 masterpiece, is whether or not Shutter Island is a great film. All things considered, Shutter Island finds Martin Scorsese sorely out of his element.
Teddy Daniels (Leonardo [...]
Alumna’s new album an homage to ’SC
The USC graduate’s latest remembers the singer-songwriter’s beginnings.
Read the rest of this article »On-campus venue keeps Bird from taking flight
Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird performed at Bovard Auditorium on Saturday.
Read the rest of this article »Tourists and locals go wild at Carnevale
Our motto was “No man left behind,” but in an ocean of people packed like the Tokyo subway during rush hour, these efforts almost proved futile.
Linking arms with my traveling companions, I attempted to squeeze through the crowds in Venice, Italy’s St. Mark’s Square. The people have gathered here for the Carnevale di Venezia — [...]
MOCA opening party lets attendees make the art
The members-only event featured interactive music and art by duo Lucky Dragons.
Read the rest of this article »Scorsese directs, DiCaprio shines
Martin Scorsese has been behind the development of no small number of great actors. For instance, if it weren’t for him, Robert De Niro would not be the actor he is today. And, as the director’s new film Shutter Island will confirm, if not for Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio wouldn’t be one of the best actors [...]
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Howard Stern’s controversial comments about Precious star Radio host Howard Stern offended several people Monday ...
USC Trustee Rick Caruso, the developer of the Grove and the Americana at Brand, is ...
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Students purchase cell phones, iPods and other items at the Department of Public Safety’s lost and found sale Wednesday. About 200 people showed up to ...
Students from a variety of ideologies are coming together in protest of the Undergraduate Student Government’s decision to provide funding to help bring a controversial ...
Political debate was in full swing Wednesday night as students filled the room in Waite Phillips Hall to hear campus political groups debate President Obama’s ...
When Luis Garcia Rico was riding his bike to Wing Stop one night for a quick dinner during finals, he saw flashing lights behind him. ...
USC was recently named to President Obama’s 2010 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its students’ work in the surrounding neighborhood, but community service ...
Undergraduate President-elect Chris Cheng and Vice President-elect Nehi Ogbevoen announced their 2010-2011 executive officers at Tuesday’s Senate meeting, marking their first official decision since winning ...
The university setting is an ideal forum for viewpoints from all political, cultural and ideological arenas; colleges across the country have a storied history of ...
Well into midterm season, college students across campus feel the stress of studying for exams and the anxiety that comes with testing. But while hours ...
A Tuesday walk down University Avenue is no longer just a monotonous commute to and from class. It’s an experience. The farmers market, which was previously located ...
Last week, President Obama included USC on the President’s Higher Education Community Service honor roll, along with 700 other universities. This honor validates the unique quality ...
Department of Public Safety Chief Carey Drayton said he has high hopes for the new Ronald Tutor Campus Center. He thinks the building’s opening in ...
If you’ve ever suffered through one of MTV’s raucous spring break specials, you might conclude that all college students make a yearly pilgrimage to Cabo ...
The No. 9 USC women’s swimming and diving team will fly to Purdue, Ind., on Monday to compete in the NCAA championship meet. After the team’s ...
The USC track and field team will have plenty of ways to keep busy over spring break. With the Northridge Invitational beginning Friday and the ...
The No. 7 USC men’s volleyball team will travel to Utah this spring break, as it visits No. 4 Brigham Young University for back-to-back games ...
Fresh off a dominating 5-2 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday, the No. 3 USC men’s tennis team will be heading east for two matches ...
Calling itself the host of the best field in college golf, the Southern Highlands Collegiate will welcome 11 of the nation’s top 20 golf teams, ...
University of Connecticut third baseman Mike Olt’s ninth inning double off the glove of USC senior centerfielder Mike O’Neill knocked in the game-winning run as ...
Mothers are strange beasts. Their relationships with their children are far more complex and imperfect than most realize until they are parents themselves. Some women ...
thursday, march 11 Navigating the Film Festival World Seminar for Filmmakers 7:30 p.m. > Egyptian Theatre > $15 For budding filmmakers and future film critics, this informative ...
Gorillaz’s newest release, Plastic Beach, is unmistakably pop. But confined to current and somewhat mistaken definitions of the genre, this is either an insult or just ...
This week I did something that I never thought I would do — I started a blog. Blogging has become a nearly ubiquitous hobby for our ...
In a world of corruption, avarice and back-room deals, a fervent debate has been raging between warring parties for years. Since art became a business, ...
A curious conglomeration of artists came together to form the questionable but well-meaning backtrack to Tim Burton’s latest cinematic creation. After watching Alice in Wonderland ...
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