Striking the chord


Christopher Garwood (left), a freshman majoring in classical guitar performance, plays excerpts from Fantasie, Op.3 composed by Fernando Sor at a master class in Alfred Newman Recital Hall on Tuesday. The class was led by Pepe Romero (right), a professor of classical guitar, and featured music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Isaac Albeniz.

Trojan basketball is in need of a Final Four


Between stuffing my face with beignets, listening to jazz music in Jackson Square and making my way through the chaos that is Bourbon Street this past weekend at the Final Four in New Orleans, I thought hard about USC basketball. For those who have never been, the Final Four is unequivocally the greatest spectacle in […]

Matzo is more than just Jewish flatbread


The appeal of unleavened bread might be limited. At least that’s how the food would sound to anyone unfamiliar with the thin, cracker-like matzo, a Jewish dietary staple that makes a resurgence with the arrival of Passover this time of year. The common explanation for matzo’s origins is that Israelites had little time to flee […]