Entries by Kastalia Medrano

Nation reflects on 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

With today marking the 10th anniversary of the infamous Sept.11 attacks, people, organizations and media across the country are coming together to commemorate the event. The 9/11 Memorial, located at the site of the World Trade Center, will be officially dedicated today and opened to the public Monday. The memorial contains two reflecting pools edged […]

Charlie Sheen set to be Roasted

Comedy Central has announced it will be using Ozzy Osbourne’s hit song ‘Crazy Train’ as part of the marketing push toward Charlie Sheen’s Roast. The song is in line with the rumors that Charlie Sheen’s character in the popular sitcom Two and a Half Men is expected to be killed by a train in the […]

California Teriyaki Grill a delicious and welcome addition to USC

  The commercial area underneath Tuscany is undoubtedly one of the most reliable areas for high-quality takeout food around USC, featuring Chipotle, Chik-Fil-A and Quizno’s, to name a few. This semester, the restaurants are joined by a franchise of California Teriyaki Grill, an all-natural Southern California-based chain. With its new USC location marking the seventh […]

Wildfires continue to burn through Texas

Wednesday marks the 296th straight day of wildfires blazing across Texas. Approximately 181 fires have burned throughout the state this week, torching more than 120,000 acres and 1,000 homes. Record-setting drought and humidity in the state has formed ideal conditions for the raging wildfires, enlisting 2,000 firefighters in an attempt to stop them. The fires […]

Legacy continues with American Pie reunion

It’s been more than 10 years since the East Great Falls class of 1999 walked the halls together and nearly a decade since the last movie, American Wedding, hit theaters. Now the original cast of American Pie is coming together for a good ol’ fashioned high school reunion. Set to be released in April 2012, […]

Willie Nelson, Chipotle collaborate for environmental ad

Every so often a motion picture, video short or ad campaign successfully combines audio and visual to create an awe-inspiring product. Chipotle has recently been added to that list of successful endeavors. The franchise, collaborating with Willie Nelson, has released a two-minute advertisement supporting sustainable farming in today’s agribusiness world. While the environmental message comes […]

Fox causes stir with controversial video

“Let’s give the Conference’s two newest members a good, old-fashioned, All-American welcome!” begins Bob Oschack’s September 2 clip on Fox Sports. In a distasteful segment aired Sept. 2, Fox Sports “welcomed” Colorado and Utah to the newly formed PAC-12. The video, which aired on their Sports homepage and was quickly added to YouTube and Hulu, […]

Road to Seoul is go-to Korean BBQ

A mere 10-minute drive from USC lies the Road to Seoul in Koreatown. Though the restaurant’s name would have you prepped for an epic journey as you walk through their front doors, the Road to Seoul relies more on service than atmosphere to bring its patrons the best Korean BBQ around. Korean BBQ, for those […]

Bill to speed up stadium proposal goes to assembly

A bill to expedite legal hurdles for creating a new Los Angeles football stadium passed two California State Assembly committees and has been submitted to the legislative floor on Wednesday. The California Assembly has four days to vote on the bill on the proposed $1.2 billion downtown stadium by Anschutz Entertainment Group. Environmental groups, however, […]

Keck researchers link certain pesticides to prostate cancer

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine have found that men in California’s Central valley who have been exposed to certain pesticides exhibit a greater prevalence of prostate cancer than those who were not. The study used the cancer state registry to recruit 173 men, aged between 60 and 74, from the Tulare, Fresno and […]