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All’ Angelo Pizza and Pasta brings new taste to Koreatown


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Although many students typically flock to Koreatown for All You Can Eat Korean Barbecue, there are other Koreatown restaurants that serve food just as delectable and filling. All’ Angolo Pizza and Pasta, which opened Sept. 18, is one such restaurant. Not to be confused with All’ Angelo on Melrose Avenue that closed down, All’ Angolo […]

Annenberg professor says future is bright for small-town journalists


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Journalism students are often warned that newspaper journalism is a “dying profession,” corrupted by online and social media and doomed to lose its former credibility and integrity forevermore. But according to Judy Muller, an Emmy Award-winning television correspondent, National Public Radio commentator and professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, this is not the case. […]

Classic restaurant still has bite


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Philippe the Original is a landmark Los Angeles restaurants every USC student should try at least once. Claiming to be the birth place of the original “French Dipped Sandwich,” Philippe’s serves a delicious variety of dishes besides its famous French Dipped Sandwich, including a home-made mustard. Philippe’s is not a typical restaurant, largely due to […]

Atmosphere, not food, shines at Bottega Louie


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At around 10:15 Saturday night, I walked into Bottega Louie. This chic downtown eatery, located on Grand Avenue, is absolutely stunning. The ceilings are high, the restaurant incredibly spacious and the décor elegant. The front is dedicated to the bakery, where colorful layers of macarons lay stacked upon each other. For just a moment, you […]

Spring 2012 Fashion Week underway in New York


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Through the shadow of the 9/11 anniversary, the lights along Lincoln Center in New York City are shining on a flourish of designers, models and Hollywood’s elite as New York Fashion Week sets the stage for next season’s trends. From buttercup-printed ball gowns at Oscar de la Renta to Indian-influenced pieces at Thakoon, next spring […]

Missoni-mania hits Target


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If you haven’t already heard, yesterday famous Italian fashion house Missoni launched its line for Target stores. The collection boasts the brand’s signature zigzagged and striped patterns for a fraction of the cost of the original prices, normally sold at high-end boutiques and department stores. The Missoni line also includes accessories and home furnishing, with […]

Cup O’ Joy offers tasty snacks and drinks


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There are a number of eating options between campus and The Row, especially for greasy fast food and sugary drinks. Among those choices is Cup O’ Joy, located at 3016 S Figueroa St., which offers a number of tasty and affordable choices in both of these realms. Popular favorites like jasmine milk tea and standard […]

Little Tokyo houses delicious, affordable curry option


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Curry House in Little Tokyo is the place to go for delicious, authentic Japanese curry for a good price and a filling meal. Curry House also provides customers with the satisfaction of a wide range of dishes they can mix and match. In most of the dishes, Curry House uses its main Japanese curry as […]

California Teriyaki Grill a delicious and welcome addition to USC


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  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 […]

Road to Seoul is go-to Korean BBQ


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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 […]