Max Landis points to gender bias

Minnie Schedeen

If you told me you’d never heard the name Max Landis, I wouldn’t be that surprised. He is the 30-year-old son of John Landis (the prolific 1980s director responsible for movies like Trading Places and The Blues Brothers) and a screenwriter — and screenwriters aren’t generally famous. They’ve long since been relegated to the back […]

Nostalgia plays role for ‘lame-duck’ students


As we all know by now, there’s a presidential election taking place. Well, at least, I hope everyone reading this knows that. Regardless, the outcome of this presidential election will make President Barack Obama a “lame-duck” president come November. The phrase “lame-duck” implies that an elected official’s time in office is soon coming to an […]

No Reservations: Cuba


Think Travel; Not Vacation Cabo, going home, skiing, San Diego — the list goes on and on when deciding on your spring break itinerary. Most likely, Cuba wasn’t on your list this year of spring break destinations, and without a little creativity, it wouldn’t have been on ours either. Our decision to travel to Cuba […]