It has been a long time coming, but the much anticipated kick-off to the beach volleyball season is less than a month away. The schedule was officially released last week, and it shows the Waves are set to play against USC, Florida State and Long Beach State in a three-day tournament starting Friday, March 13. The schedule continues with the sand volleyball team playing on the … [Read more...] about Beach Volleyball expects strong start
DailE!: 84th Annual Academy Awards is this Sunday
[youtube bwbuzJow_bU] Nominations: Best Picture: The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life, War Horse Actor in a Leading Role: Demián Bichir, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt Actress in a Leading Role: Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Rooney Mara, Meryl Streep, … [Read more...] about DailE!: 84th Annual Academy Awards is this Sunday
Apolitical: Tumblr, Afghanistan, and JK Rowling
[youtube ABUPvofD3hc] Today's big stories are coming to you from Tumblr, Afghanistan, and the desk of JK Rowling. According to a policy change released today, Tumblr will no longer permit pro-anorexia blogs on their site. In fact, they will be added to the category of "pro-self harm" blogs, which are under ban. Afghani activist Fawzia Koofi has published her memoir, Favored … [Read more...] about Apolitical: Tumblr, Afghanistan, and JK Rowling
English teams fall down pecking order
In the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League, three of the four semi-finalist teams were English (Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United). As of today, only Chelsea and Arsenal remain in the first knockout round of the 2011-2012 Champions League. Liverpool and Tottenham didn’t qualify for the tournament. Manchester United were an absolute disgrace; they couldn’t qualify from a … [Read more...] about English teams fall down pecking order
Junior brings slacklines to Pepp
About nine miles from Pepperdine, just south of the Santa Monica Pier, sits the original Muscle Beach. Junior Ardavan Tavakoli is one of the 50-plus people who flock there on Sundays to work out on the traveling rings, and to set up slacklines. To some, these terms may sound foreign — traveling rings and slacklines — which is understandable, since they have only recently … [Read more...] about Junior brings slacklines to Pepp