Diary of a Freshman: Going home for the weekend


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Sometimes the past is not really the past. I learned this lesson last weekend. I decided to go home for the weekend because my friend was in town and we had made plans to go to our favorite event of the year: Halloween Horror Nights (HHN). Since the beginning of high school, we had gone together.  I […]

Metro Expo Line announces more frequent trains


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Starting Monday, the Metro Expo Line will run every six minutes for most of the day, according to Metro blog, The Source. The more frequent service is expected to reduce crowding and wait time for riders. From Monday through Friday, trains will run every 10 to 12 minutes before 6 a.m., after which they will […]

Being “psychic” is great for dating


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There aren’t many times in your life that you get a chance to recreate yourself in a new place and be whoever you want to be. When I transferred to USC in my sophomore year, I decided to recreate myself as a psychic. Yes friends, a psychic. Why? Well, I had watched a few documentaries […]

Jack Reacher sequel falls short of expectations


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Three-quarters of the way through Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Tom Cruise is on a plane and about to knock out a bunch of villains when it starts to feel like a flashback from 2011. That was the same year he starred in the film Knight & Day, a romantic-action-comedy film where Cruise beats up […]

“Heathers: The Musical” impresses with talent


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Imagine Regina George lying dead from the bus accident instead of injured in a humorous body brace. That’s Heathers — the dark satirical movie starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. With upbeat songs about blue balls, rape and suicide, Heathers is a musical matched perfectly with its source material, one of the most controversial movies […]