CHRIS MAYERLiving Assistant Every so often, video gamers bear witness to a clash of the titans. The competition can often draw out over several years, as each new player unleashes its salvo. When Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., and Nintendo Co., released new gaming systems between 2000 and 2002, streams of press releases, critiques, fact sheets and advertisements flooded … [Read more...] about Game on
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Students can avoid the flu this fall with just a few healthy habits
GARY GREEN, M.D.Health Columnist Last November marked a full month that 5-year-old Ana had been learning to tie her own shoes. One of the older girls who lived a couple of doors down had been teaching her. That day, Ana refused to tie the shoes. She wouldn’t even sit down for snack time. Instead, she clutched a young woman and would not let go. Ana was not sick or scared. In … [Read more...] about Students can avoid the flu this fall with just a few healthy habits
Face in the crowd: Jeannine BlankinshipKERIANN BOONE
Staff Writer Steadfast certainty about life’s relationships, an earnest love for surfing and an everlasting smile are some of junior Jeannine Blankinship’s best-known traits. She’s a psychology major who spent last year in Buenos Aires. Inspired by a trip to Brazil, Blankinship bought a surfboard and began teaching herself the sport. Even though she has no wetsuit, she still … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd: Jeannine BlankinshipKERIANN BOONE
Lino adds some Pomezia to PCH
CHRIS MAYERLiving Assistant It wasn’t exactly an ideal situation. The 20-year-old arrived at LAX with little more than his own clothes. Having never been to America, he spoke very little English. All he had was a lifelong passion: cooking. Today, the grungy kid in blue jeans is a distant memory — 43-year-old Lino Savoia is a father of two and the owner of his fifth restaurant, … [Read more...] about Lino adds some Pomezia to PCH
Students help TJ orphans
AARON HAARStaff Writer Last November marked a full month that 5-year-old Ana had been learning to tie her own shoes. One of the older girls who lived a couple of doors down had been teaching her. That day, Ana refused to tie the shoes. She wouldn’t even sit down for snack time. Instead, she clutched a young woman and would not let go. Ana was not sick or scared. In fact, she … [Read more...] about Students help TJ orphans