COLUMN: Learning how the state works is key for progress
American politics might be a bit easier to affect, and to change, if most Americans and young, educated people especially sought to understand the business of lawmaking.
COLUMN: Hookups don’t heal love’s old wounds
Turkey Dump is a term we threw around as college freshmen to describe the distinct phenomenon of high school sweethearts breaking up over Thanksgiving break. I watched Hallie and her boyfriend in Santa Barbara crash and burn a few weeks before, and Liv dumped her boyfriend from Oregon a few weeks before that. Then, as […]
Where to Get Tacos in Los Angeles
As a Texas native, I am used to eating tacos once or twice a week. At home in Houston, I knew the best small, breakfast taco shops and more upscale lunch and dinner taco spots. Since moving out to Los Angeles for college, I have eaten less tacos. Los Angeles is brimming with eateries […]
Traveling as a Student
Let’s break down the activities of a hypothetical USC student in a week: 18 hours of class, at least 10 hours of studying, 10 hours of part-time work, 15 hours of internship, 12 hours of commuting and six hours of extracurricular activities and volunteering. That is a lot of time we spend at school. […]
Midterm Season: Sleep or Study
The night before taking a midterm exam, students often contemplate whether it would be more beneficial for them to sleep or stay up all night studying. In my personal experience, I have noticed that most of my friends choose to pull an all-nighter the night before an exam in order to study. They spend the […]
REVIEW: Eco-chic eatery P.Y.T. Restaurant delights with innovative veggie dishes
P.Y.T. Restaurant is No. 3 on Eater L.A.’s list of The 22 Hottest Restaurants in Los Angeles this month.
Rhoades installation is provocatively artistic
Eleven years after L.A. artist Jason Rhoades’ death, his work finally comes back to town.
Thornton faculty member to be featured in LA Chamber Orchestra series
Bernadene Blaha will play two pieces — one by Edward Elgar and one by Andrew Norman.
Roads Go Ever On: Studying Abroad in New Zealand
Standing in the international terminal of LAX saying goodbye to my family before I boarded a plane to Auckland, New Zealand, there were words of comfort and encouragement. One thing that particularly stuck out to me was my mom telling me how brave I was for deciding to do this. I didn’t really understand what […]
How To: Quit Sugar
Most of us are aware that sugar (defined, in this case, as refined or added sugar) is far from ideal for our health. However, the extent to just how badly refined sugar affects our health (mental, emotional, physical) is vastly and scarily unknown. I’m not going to go into the physical effects of sugar here […]