CAITLIN WHITEAssistant Living Editor You heard from your friends who were stranded on and off campus during the fire. You heard from the administrators about the steps they took to keep us safe. But now, listen to the voices outside our campus who see the other side of the flame, who head toward instead of away from fire. Step into the flame-retardant boots of the men who put … [Read more...] about Station 88 firefighters protect in time of need
After a four-year ‘blackout,’ Britney is back
LAURA JOHNSONAssistant A&E Editor Britney Spears is in a trance. She was in one at the MTV Video Music Awards; she was in one during her entire marriage to Kevin Federline. She is still in one on her highly anticipated new album, “Blackout.” It is a very tough call whether this trance is drug-induced or simply a malfunction of Britney’s mind: but, whatever the reason, … [Read more...] about After a four-year ‘blackout,’ Britney is back
Surrealist works brought to life
NICOLE KLIESTStaff Writer At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), visitors can enter the mysterious world of one of the most well known surrealist artists of the 20th century, Salvador Dali. On view from Oct. 14 through Jan. 6, 2008 the LACMA will be hosting the exquisite “Dali: Painting & Film.” The exhibition is the first to demonstrate the relationship … [Read more...] about Surrealist works brought to life
Traveling students learn value of home
JENNACA RHODES & KATIE STJERNHOLMContributing Writers The studying abroad experience is a time in which students are whisked away from any comfort zone you’ve ever known, and plunged into an uncertain and highly volatile state. At some point in the frenzy, there are those pivotal moments when time freezes and you can reflect and question your place — both in this new … [Read more...] about Traveling students learn value of home
‘I solemnly swear I am up to no good’
LAURA JOHNSONAssistant A&E Editor Harry Potter dies. Just kidding. But for those of you who haven’t read the seventh Harry Potter novel I figure, if you haven’t read it by now, you probably won’t get around to it. So, really, it doesn’t matter so much if I ruin the ending or not. However, a statement almost as shocking as this was uttered by J.K. Rowling herself last … [Read more...] about ‘I solemnly swear I am up to no good’