Spring sports deserve attention


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Enough about football, eh? Just kidding, football never sleeps at this school. Football is king. Period. The End. And rightfully so, seeing as it is responsible for funding all of USC’s other athletic programs. But football season is a long eight-plus months away, and so I present to you my spring sports primer. This isn’t […]

HAUTE HIGHLIGHTS


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LA International photo exhibition The 23rd annual International L.A. Photographic Art Exposition will be at the L.A. Mart this weekend. Featuring six installations and dozens of participating galleries from around the world, the exposition has been critically acclaimed since its inception. With special programs each day and contests for area photographers, the exposition will delight […]

Jack Ryan is a rare diamond in the rough of January movies


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It’s no secret that January is considered Hollywood’s dumping ground: a mass grave for misfits and miscreants whose releases have been strategically timed to go relatively unnoticed amid the plush pageantry of awards season. Every year brings the same ragged procession of interchangeable demonic possession movies (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, this weekend’s Devil’s Due), […]

Congress must break unproductive streak


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In his first inaugural address, President Ronald Reagan cemented his place in the cliché hall of fame with his remark that, “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Sure, the conventional conservative wisdom holds that the government that does least does best. By that metric, the 113th Congress is on […]

USC makes splash in swim debut


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USC shook off the rust after a long holiday break to emerge victorious in several swimming and diving events last weekend. Both the men’s and women’s swimming teams defeated Wisconsin on Saturday at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center to stay undefeated in dual meets. The men defeated the Badgers to improve to 3-0, while the women […]