Flashing lights, catwalks, glamorous models and red-carpets is what usually comes to mind when imagining the fashion industry. What many people might not think of is all the hard work it takes to get to the top, and to stay there. Choosing the right school for a specific major is something that can be easier said than done. “You’re making...

We live in the age of sensationalism. In the landscape of current post-modernism, the limit is pushed in music, TV and film for the sake of being pushed, there does not even need to be the pretext of a coherent, focused idea(l). For a clear, in your face example, look no further than Germany's little infant terrible offering for the...

It’s safe to say that whether you’re from Europe, Africa, Asia, the United states or anywhere else, you’re just as human as the next person you see. People from all walks of life are unified through the fact that they’re people too, capable of understanding, learning and infinitely more things to possibly list. Despite this unity, not all things in...

If you’ve been living under a rock the past couple of years, you may not remember a time in the spring of 2012 when a literal rock star, which gained both national and international news coverage, was the center of media attention. This rock is none other than the infamous 340-ton granite boulder first discovered in December of 2006 at...

Besides being the first in their families to attend college, certain students may be on their way to becoming "smarter" than the people who raised them. The school year has just started, and whether you are a first generation college student or following the family tradition, we all reach that point of conscious adulthood sometime or another. Being able to...

Over the weekend the La Brea Tar Pits played host to the annual "Tarfest," a gathering of artists and musicians that provided visitors with a unique, outdoor experience. A relatively small festival nestled between the Page Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum Of Art (LACMA), booths and exhibits were set up in a circular fashion along pathways, allowing attendees...

"O country of mine you do not exist except as my deformed shadow, a word coined by my enemy."- Roque Dalton, "In A Fit Of Anger." The dogs of war are being unleashed once again as Israel bombs Gaza and a endless conflict reaches a new, bloody phase. Peace talks have collapsed, tit for tat killings have initiated a cycle...

As the World Cup nears its final and unpredictable end and as international battles come to a head, the losers must now face the music of their countries. And for Brazil, this may mean the government handing over the players to the protesting populations surrounding the stadium. Everyone figured it would prove difficult for Brazil to win without their Achilles...

Sorrow again has fallen over that slender waist of tears named Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Since the collapse of the most recent, U. S.-sponsored peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, a new cycle of violence has been steadily re-emerging. The murder of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gil-ad Shaar is indeed a tragedy, as are all moments...

Another blow to the hopes that first arose during the great Egyptian uprising of 2011 was delivered on Monday when a corrupt court sentenced a group of Al Jazeera journalists to seven to 10 years in prison. Their crime was making the new military dictatorship look bad while reporting on the aftermath of the July 2013 coup against the elected...