Entries by Kastalia Medrano

Google + to launch MP3 store

While 60 percent of record sales are still based on CD sales, the digital market is definitely the place to go for the current collegiate generation. With services like Apples iTunes and Amazon’s MP3 Store, buying music has never been easier. At the same time, illegally downloading music could be just as easy, if not […]

Free LA clinic serves thousands

From Thursday, Oct. 20 to Sunday, Oct. 23, the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Exposition Park opened its doors to more than 5,000 needy citizens, serving as the location of one of L.A.’s largest free clinics. Organized by the LA-based CareNow, an international relief agency, the clinic treated thousands of people who needed help but […]

Practice coverage: Oct. 25

  · Sophomore cornerback Torin Harris did not practice. Nor did sophomore wide receiver Robert Woods. Coach Lane Kiffin would not elaborate on Woods’ injuries; simply saying “he has multiple.” · Freshman running back George Farmer was carted off the practice field with what looked to be a leg injury. · Kiffin was mum on […]

She & Him drops cozy, if early, Christmas album

Recently, there’s been a lot of Zooey Deschanel to go around. The actress turned singer-songwriter premiered her new television show, The New Girl, on Fox, just sang the national anthem at a World Series game and is now ushering in the Christmas season with a new album from fan favorites She & Him — and we haven’t […]

Pro recap: Week 7

The following former Trojans registered action in the NFL on Sunday:   • New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (18/33 passing, 173 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in a 27-27 home win over the San Diego Chargers) • NYJ running back Joe McKnight (three carries, 11 yards; three kickoffs, 79 yards; one punt return, seven yards) […]

Paranormal Activity 3 scares off box office competition

Production cost for Paranormal Activity 3 might have run just $5 million, but its debut this weekend exceeded expectations and opened to a staggering $54 million. This third installment of candid-and-creepy-camera features serves as the prequel to the first two Paranormal Activity movies about a demonic force that haunts a pair of sisters. It is […]

Women of Troy finish fall season on high note

Playing with just four players for the first time since 2002, the No. 10 USC women’s golf team ended its fall campaign on a strong note, finishing tied for fourth at the SEC/Pac-12 Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn. The tournament marked the best finish so far this year for the Women of Troy, who won an […]

Game rewind: Notre Dame

The set up: After eight consecutive years of defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the USC Trojans experienced defeat last season in Los Angeles. Notre Dame hoped to use that victory as a springboard into an extended period of dominance over its intersectional rival. USC, coming off a long week after defeating California on Oct. […]