Entries by Arlene Washington

Letters to the editor

The full responses to video of Prof. Sragow I was surprised to see a Political Science professor making national headlines for ‘indoctrinating’ students in class by ‘bashing Republicans.’ The evidence played out in an edited 15-minute video taken by a camera hidden in student Tyler Talgo’s lapel. The original video was sent by this student […]

Controversy of video game violence heats up

The video game industry is no stranger to controversy. Since the days of 2-D games like Mario, simulated violence has been accused of influencing real-world violent tragedies. Video games’ seeming impressionability got on the radar after the Columbine High School Massacre. According to the New York Times, it was discovered that the two teenage shooters […]

Four reasons to watch baseball

People these days don’t like baseball. Maybe that’s not entirely true, but America’s favorite pastime—and its first—has certainly taken a backseat to the fast-paced, media juggernauts that are football and basketball. Sure, baseball is slow. Those foreign to the game pick up on a seeming lack of action and an overabundance of “in-between” time. Baseball […]

Lakers On Target To Miss Playoffs

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in the unfamiliar position of having to fight for the eighth and final playoff spot in the NBA’s Western Conference. Despite their mediocre record this season, coverage of the Lakers has not been lacking, with a litany of talking points about the team dominating the headlines every week. Such […]

KXSC Fest encourages student interaction

Students danced into the night to the sounds of KXSC Fest in the Tutor Campus Center ballroom on Sunday.  Pop/Rock electronic artist Dan Deacon performed in the center of the audience where he pumped up the crowd urging students to let loose in multiple dance offs and synchronized circles. Deacon’s performance focused on audience participation […]

Memorial services for two students to be held

Memorial services will be held in honor of the recent deaths of junior Xinhai Huang and senior Samuel Levine this week. Huang, a 22-year-old junior majoring in psychology, died March 17 in a two-car collision approximately five miles southeast of University Park Campus. Levine, a 22-year-old senior majoring in psychology and a member of the Sigma […]