Students should join in on the chia craze


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Oftentimes when we scroll through the headlines, we see titles such as, “Acai berry: How to lose weight quick” or “Quinoa: The way to a healthier life.” We are introduced to so-called superfoods that promise to do magical things, all the while thinking, “How is that possible?” Soon enough, we find ourselves on the fifth […]

COLUMN: Removing Roski blog erases student voices


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In early September, a Tumblr account run collectively by Roski M.F.A. students since December 2012 was mysteriously and abruptly shut down. The blog followed the resignation from the incoming class of first year M.F.A. students from the Roski School of Fine Arts earlier this year. When the class resigned, the students published an open letter […]

Foo Fighters continue to fight on with electrifying rock


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The Inglewood sun is setting and the sky takes on a blood orange hue. It is a dramatic scene fit for an evening with the Foo Fighters at The Forum, a venue that bears uncanny resemblance to the Roman Coliseum.   The average age of the concert-goers is predictably a little older than, say, that […]

Troy Talk: USC vs. Stanford grades


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This weekend wasn’t exactly ideal. Started Saturday morning with my beloved Arsenal losing to Chelsea. Then my Dodgers lose a close one to the Pirates. Then we get blindsided by a completely new and rejuvenated Stanford team reminiscent of the Andrew Luck years. And to top it all off, UCLA comes back down from 10 […]

COLUMN: Millennials aren’t old enough to be nostalgic


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This generation is suffering from a new disease that rarely afflicted previous generations. It’s called early-onset nostalgia, and it must be recognized so we can start treating it. Early-onset nostalgia is a condition where young adults are longing and yearning for things from a time not that long ago. It’s the ideal that we are […]