Pac-12 conference doesn’t fare well in comparison


One of the biggest discussions in college football is how do the power five conferences—the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 rank. There is not much dispute as to who the best conference is top to bottom—the SEC. The SEC, who had won seven straight national championships before Florida State won it last […]

Model Cara Delevingne cast in Paper Towns


So as many John Green followers already know, Variety announced that model Cara Delevingne has been cast as the lead role of Margo Roth Spiegelman in the film adaptation of Paper Towns, Green’s third insanely successful young adult novel. Paper Towns is about two estranged childhood friends, Quentin and Margo, who reunite for a night […]

Fantasy Football: Week 1 Studs and Duds


Week one leaves fantasy owners with the wrong mindset heading forward into the season. They are either prematurely crowning themselves champion of the league after an early win or scrambling to make any kind of trade to shake up their roster and not feel the pain of defeat again in week two. Both parties need […]

New York Fashion Week Highlights


You can either laugh or cry, but New York Fashion Week has finally come to an end. Although this action-packed week merely lasted eight days, fashion week once again proved that it is an all-embracing, global event that instantly impels people to pause whatever they are doing in their lives and give full attention to. […]

Calvary succeeds despite grim storyline


Succeeding the streak of positive reviews from his previous work, The Guard, Calvary is John Michael McDonagh’s second directorial triumph. A low budget Irish independent film played by strong actors such as Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, and Domhall Gleeson, the movie is about a priest who is constantly challenged about the validity of faith, righteousness […]

In memoriam: Oliver Franke remembered for his eagerness to teach


Oliver Franke, a senior lecturer in aerospace and mechanical engineering died Thursday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a heart attack. He was 35 years old. “Oliver contributed greatly to our teaching mission,” wrote Viterbi School of Engineering Dean Yannis C. Yortsos in a memorandum sent to Viterbi faculty and staff on Thursday. “He was […]

USG hosts live webcast with Sheryl Sandberg


The Undergraduate Student Government screened Sheryl Sandberg’s live discussion on her newest leadership empowerment campaign, Lean In, on Thursday in Taper Hall of Humanities. Sheryl Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and in 2013, she was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world. Sandberg has also worked for Google […]
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