Photos by Trevor MartinezFrom busy freeways to the pursuit of cheap parking, a day trip to Los Angeles is not always for the faint of heart. Fortunately, Southern California has a wealth of unique suburban towns removed of LA's tourist traps and traffic jams. Here are three of our favorites within a two hour drive of campus.Redlands — 1 hour, 40 minute driveOften passed … [Read more...] about Urban Fringes
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No Kiss? No Problem. No Timeline for Intimacy
Photos by Zach LeJunior Annie Sides was not expecting many people to read the opinion piece she wrote and posted on Facebook a week before her 21st birthday. The post, "A Week Away from 21: A Read for the Frustrated Christian Single," details her thoughts about not having her first kiss heading in to her 21st birthday."I was just thinking how every year I'm like: 'Oh, this is … [Read more...] about No Kiss? No Problem. No Timeline for Intimacy
Nicole Weider: Project Inspired
Photos by Shannon HansenWhat would you say your “big break” was? I was 14 years old and I got booked to do a billboard for the radio station at the time called Z100... I thought ‘this is so fun, this is so exciting’ but then when the pictures came out, it was nice, but it kind of put me on a downward spiral of being marketed as older than I was and the … [Read more...] about Nicole Weider: Project Inspired
Nicole Weider: Project Inspired
Photos by Shannon HansenWhat would you say your “big break” was? I was 14 years old and I got booked to do a billboard for the radio station at the time called Z100... I thought ‘this is so fun, this is so exciting’ but then when the pictures came out, it was nice, but it kind of put me on a downward spiral of being marketed as older than I was and the … [Read more...] about Nicole Weider: Project Inspired
Play Me for Empowerment
Sometimes a good song is all you need to get you up when life gets you down. We made a playlist to inspire you when you need a little push to take on the world. From Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" to the Moana soundtrack's "How Far I'll Go," this playlist spans a variety of genres but doesn't stray from the human experience of empowerment. Whether you're feeling low from a … [Read more...] about Play Me for Empowerment