Entries by Razan Al Marzouqi

Price paid for Philanthropists and Humanitarians

The ISIS has posted a jeopardizing video, executing a British aid worker David Haines, making him the third contemporary victim. In analogy two other western captives James Foley and Steven Sotloff, American journalists were decapitated previously. The ultimate reason for such series of crimes is to dissuade the countries from forming allies with the United […]

Soundboard: California Governor Elections

In the video above, USC students were asked on Thursday about the upcoming gubernatorial race between Democratic incumbent mayor Jerry Brown and Republican challenger Neel Kashkari. In a recent poll by the Los Angeles Times and the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, results revealed a high amount of political support for Brown while many were unable […]

Pac-12 conference doesn’t fare well in comparison

One of the biggest discussions in college football is how do the power five conferences—the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 rank. There is not much dispute as to who the best conference is top to bottom—the SEC. The SEC, who had won seven straight national championships before Florida State won it last […]

Model Cara Delevingne cast in Paper Towns

So as many John Green followers already know, Variety announced that model Cara Delevingne has been cast as the lead role of Margo Roth Spiegelman in the film adaptation of Paper Towns, Green’s third insanely successful young adult novel. Paper Towns is about two estranged childhood friends, Quentin and Margo, who reunite for a night […]

Fantasy Football: Week 1 Studs and Duds

Week one leaves fantasy owners with the wrong mindset heading forward into the season. They are either prematurely crowning themselves champion of the league after an early win or scrambling to make any kind of trade to shake up their roster and not feel the pain of defeat again in week two. Both parties need […]

New York Fashion Week Highlights

You can either laugh or cry, but New York Fashion Week has finally come to an end. Although this action-packed week merely lasted eight days, fashion week once again proved that it is an all-embracing, global event that instantly impels people to pause whatever they are doing in their lives and give full attention to. […]

Calvary succeeds despite grim storyline

Succeeding the streak of positive reviews from his previous work, The Guard, Calvary is John Michael McDonagh’s second directorial triumph. A low budget Irish independent film played by strong actors such as Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, and Domhall Gleeson, the movie is about a priest who is constantly challenged about the validity of faith, righteousness […]

In memoriam: Oliver Franke remembered for his eagerness to teach

Oliver Franke, a senior lecturer in aerospace and mechanical engineering died Thursday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a heart attack. He was 35 years old. “Oliver contributed greatly to our teaching mission,” wrote Viterbi School of Engineering Dean Yannis C. Yortsos in a memorandum sent to Viterbi faculty and staff on Thursday. “He was […]