Heaven is a place on Urth


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When you think of the Los Angeles food scene, there are countless restaurants, lounges and cafes that come to mind. From Downtown, to the Westside, to Silver Lake, Angelenos have a multitude of options to choose from in terms of dining, drinks and overall sense of lifestyle. None, however, carry the clout and gravitas of […]

Curing the madness of college basketball


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When someone says “college basketball,” the first thing that comes to most people’s minds is March Madness and the chaos of the NCAA Tournament. It is one of the few events in sports where virtually anyone has chance to win and an eight seed or higher has a chance to be crowned national champions. But […]

A guide to non-university housing


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This week, lottery for USC Housing next year is set from today through Thursday. Though USC Housing offers great off-campus options like CarGar, Century and Troy to its students, sometimes, it’s just not enough. Here are a few non-university-owned alternatives that are worth trying. If you are still confused as to where to live next year, […]

Cards Against Humanity: The game of a generation


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“What gives me uncontrollable gas?” “Auschwitz.” The statement precedes a brief period of silence followed by ebullient laughter. There are few games more highly treasured to the college student than Cards Against Humanity, the card game in which players fill in a sentence given by a card with one of their own. The twist is […]

Stonehenge challenges tourists’ perceptions


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Sometimes study abroad takes you to places you never knew you wanted to go to. For me, that was Stonehenge. As my roommates and I boarded the filled-to-capacity bus for our day trip to Stonehenge, all I could think to myself was, I will be spending the next three hours looking at a conglomerate of […]

Amman, Jordan: The calm before the storm


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When you think weather in the Middle East, you think hot, dry and eternally sunny, right? Wrong. This week, Amman has been very cold — especially by Los Angeles standards — a chilly 45 degrees most days, and with winds up to 30 miles per hour, making doing absolutely anything outside extremely unpleasant. Worse yet, this […]

Chinese dishes to try at Yang Chow


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Found in the heart of Chinatown, this small, yet bright restaurant made for a perfect pre-Valentine’s Friday night dinner. If you are looking to stuff yourself with traditional Chinese food, Yang Chow is definitely your place. Don’t expect too much in terms of appearance. The fact that they don’t focus as much on their physical […]

Ways spring admits can make the most of their first semester


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We’re five weeks deep into the spring semester, and hopes and expectations are soaring. From the highly celebrated football games to the rowdy registers thrown from last fall, Spring 2015 has a lot to live up to. Spring semester, however, is usually one that is a bit less wild. There are no longer weekly football […]

NHL shakeup: Cellar-dwellers no longer


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Welcome to the humdrum period of professional hockey. It’s February, which means we have watched enough hockey to know which teams are for real, but there is also enough time for teams at the top to slip up and for dark horse teams to gain some momentum and possibly sneak into the playoffs. Meanwhile, we […]
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