Policy provides needed chance for minorities


My biracial identity has allowed me to have the unique experience of hearing about the two vastly different worlds my parents were born in. My mother grew up literally in the jungles of El Salvador, while my father grew up in the developed country of Canada. You can imagine my mother’s story was slightly darker […]

Action films sweep viewers away with tantalizing scenes


Dad won’t see a romantic comedy, Mom refuses to watch a Jackass-inspired flick and the teenager won’t sit still for a mystery film. What is the nuclear family to do? Many this weekend will compromise with Drive, the new action flick starring Ryan Gosling as a stunt driver who earns pocket money through crime. The […]

Arrest made in West 37th Place shooting


The Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday afternoon the arrest of the suspect involved in the shooting of two USC students at an off-campus party Sept. 4. Tyson Tiree Smith, 21, was arrested Wednesday night in Signal Hill in Long Beach, Calif., LAPD Southwest Division Capt. Melissa Zak said. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office […]

Spring 2012 Fashion Week underway in New York


Through the shadow of the 9/11 anniversary, the lights along Lincoln Center in New York City are shining on a flourish of designers, models and Hollywood’s elite as New York Fashion Week sets the stage for next season’s trends. From buttercup-printed ball gowns at Oscar de la Renta to Indian-influenced pieces at Thakoon, next spring […]

‘Creature’ delivers more laughs than scares


This ‘Horror’ film was anything but frightening. If you were looking for a scary movie, you would probably have more luck watching a movie from the Scary Movie franchise. It’s surprising that a film studio even bought this extremely low-budget film. Creature follows a group of friends on a road trip to New Orleans who […]