Lupe Fiasco’s new album to be released after trouble with label


Lupe Fiasco went through a long waiting period for his newest album, Lasers, to receive an okay from Atlantic Records for its release. His last album, The Cool, shot him into the mainstream scene, but Atlantic still considered it a failure. Lupe wanted to work hard to mold his next album into something really classic, […]

Slum Dog Millionaire actress home in fire


Only two years ago Rubina Ali won moviegoers’ hearts in the younger role of Latika in Slumdog Millionare and was the darling of the Oscars along with younger costars from the film. But Friday night the Slumdog star lost all six trophies and much more in a fire that swept through the Mumbai slum, which […]

Burnett Earns Scholarship


With the USC secondary in question late in the season, coach Lane Kiffin, had to resort to some unorthodox measures to get some energy and production back into his team’s defense. One of the bright spots in the move was the play of walk-on safety Tony Burnett. Burnett, a redshirt junior, burst onto the scene […]

Harris pushes for same-sex marriage


California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has requested that same-sex marriage be permitted throughout the state until an appeals court reaches a verdict on the constitutionality of Proposition 8. In 2008, California voters approved Proposition 8, which strictly defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. Harris argues that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional […]
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