It’s that time of the semester again — midterm season. Most of you have already had one. If not, you will this coming week or some time soon. When we are under stress the easiest thing to do is to buy junk food because a) you don’t need to cook it and b) we feel […]
Poke /poʊˈkeɪ/ , the Hawaiian verb for “section” or “to slice or cut,”is a raw salad served as an appetizer in Hawaiian cuisine. Who knew poke was going to be L.A.’s next big food craze? It seems like just yesterday people were asking me what in the world “poke” was, and yet now, you can […]
I hate to admit it, but to say that USC is 110 percent better than UCLA in every facet of life* is a lie. That being said, the only competitive advantage they have over us is that (1) they have a lot of really great food options around them (shout out to Fat Sal’s pizza […]
LOS ANGELES – Putting the ‘fun’ in Sunday Funday, on Sept. 20, Diplo, guest performers, and a stellar lineup of opening acts entertained a crowd of over 5,000 people at Mad Decent Block Party. The show is part of a series of 22 concerts in 19 cities ranging from Brooklyn to Toronto to LA hosted […]
Many common grammatical errors bother me. “Your” vs. “you’re,” “their,” “there” and “they’re” and flat-out incorrect words and expressions like “supposively” and “play it by year.” None of these errors, however, bother me more than the misuse and abuse of the poor dollar sign. In English, the only accepted way to write an amount of […]
It’s a sports columnist’s worst fear to be wrong. When USC lost to Stanford by double digits last Saturday at the Coliseum, I received a few texts and emails from people — the majority of whom I don’t know — calling me expletives and, most importantly, telling me that I was mistaken in projecting USC […]
Oftentimes when we scroll through the headlines, we see titles such as, “Acai berry: How to lose weight quick” or “Quinoa: The way to a healthier life.” We are introduced to so-called superfoods that promise to do magical things, all the while thinking, “How is that possible?” Soon enough, we find ourselves on the fifth […]
The Inglewood sun is setting and the sky takes on a blood orange hue. It is a dramatic scene fit for an evening with the Foo Fighters at The Forum, a venue that bears uncanny resemblance to the Roman Coliseum. The average age of the concert-goers is predictably a little older than, say, that […]
This weekend wasn’t exactly ideal. Started Saturday morning with my beloved Arsenal losing to Chelsea. Then my Dodgers lose a close one to the Pirates. Then we get blindsided by a completely new and rejuvenated Stanford team reminiscent of the Andrew Luck years. And to top it all off, UCLA comes back down from 10 […]
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to sit down with Mackin Carroll, a sophomore majoring in popular music with an emphasis in songwriting and bass at the Thornton School of Music. We talked about his personal musical ventures and Felix, a new band he formed with fellow students Jack DeMeo, Cooper Bell, Carter Couron and Larry […]