Putnam County proves to ‘bee’ charming
The musical charms with a quirky plotline that charts students in a spelling bee.
Built fails to re-engineer build-your-own burger format
Built’s lack of a distinctive style and inconsistency makes the new burger place forgetable.
New immigration bill full of unrealistic goals
An imbalanced immigration bill introduced in the Senate would be extremely difficult to implement.
Micromanaging employees could hurt bottom line
It’s not news that the job market is currently in trouble. Horror stories of layoffs and home foreclosures are common and it seems like a shocking number of people are doing all that he or she can to avoid losing employment. But how are the companies themselves dealing with having fewer employees? “Wages are stagnant, […]
Midnight Sunrise, a Cartier dildo, and more influence on foreign policy
On the second season premiere of HBO’s most comedic new comedy Veep, it’s midterm election night and it seems Vice President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) actually helped on the campaign trail—though not enough to keep the House. I am no stranger to Armando Ianucci’s work; from The Thick of It (UK) to its spin-off feature […]
Kobe’s absence a blessing in disguise for Lakers?
Two weeks ago, I said that the Lakers were probably going to miss the playoffs. They must have heard me, since after that they reeled off four straight and to pull one game ahead in the loss column over the Utah Jazz, while a resurgent Dirk Nowitzki wasn’t able to pull the mediocre Dallas Mavericks […]
USC releases stats on admitted undergrads
Though the acceptance rate seems to have gone up, other measures of admitted students' academic achievements are the same.
Trojans’ comeback falls just short
USC head coach Dan Hubbs calls them “nothing outs,” and it’s tough to describe in words exactly how frustrated they make him. The Trojans may have only had six hits in Sunday’s rubber match against No. 15 Arizona State, but that didn’t mean they lacked chances to score. And at no time did they have […]
Women of Troy cruise through weekend doubleheader
Entering a weekend doubleheader against junior college foes, the No. 4-ranked USC women’s sand volleyball team performed up to its coach’s expectations on Saturday in Santa Barbara, as the team swept both matches Santa Barbara City College and Fullerton College. “We were using these matches in order to gain some experience on the beach for […]
Women of Troy clinch second-straight Pac-12 crown
The USC women’s tennis team visited Eugene, Ore., on Sunday with one goal in mind: clinching the Pac-12 championship. With an impressive performance in singles play, the Women of Troy emerged with their Pac-12 record unblemished and a second consecutive conference championship secured. In the only matchup this year between the Women of Troy (20-2, […]