Nik Lucaj

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Worked on 197 assignments, created 50, named on 15 bylines for The Corsair.

By (Nik as collaborator) + 5 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

Claudio Maalouf: the man on the field

As the midfielder in blue wearing the number 23 put on a dizzying display of moves and passed the ball up the field to an open teammate, he led yet another attack for the Corsairs towards El Camino’s net. He swept wide towards the sideline and sprinted down the field to put himself in position to get the best opportunity...

By (Nik as desk editor) + 4 others for The Corsair - 3 min read

Technology meets tradition in new Ann Page exhibit

A flurry of bright colors, bold patterns and busy textures. The meeting of plastic and wood, pencil and print, synthetic and natural. The surreal collection clashed against the stark white walls. Hipsters and art aficionados alike occupied the gallery, praising the avant-garde art work before them. Technology and tradition fuse in Ann Page’s “Recent Sculptures & Drawings” exhibit at the...

By (Nik as desk editor) + 3 others for The Corsair - 6 min read

Five Nonfiction Books Every College Student Should Read

College is an important period in a person's life as it's generally when they get their first taste of independence. The thoughts, opinions and beliefs gathered through the first 18+ years will get challenged often by the variety of views and ideologies floating around on campus. This is a forging process, where through a fair amount of pain, opinions are...

By + 4 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

Mad Max offers straightforward, non-stop action thrill ride

From the very first scene, "Mad Max: Fury Road" staples you to the wall and spins you around like a centrifuge until you feel yourself starting to blackout. Then it pulls you down and offers you a warm cup of tea and an icepack before throwing you headfirst through a fifth-story window into an alligator pond. "Fury Road" is a...

By + 4 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

"Insurgent" forges own identity in the "Divergent" series

"Insurgent" picks up right where "Divergent" left off. The movies, based on the young adult novels by Veronica Roth, follow Tris (Shailene Woodley), our "dauntless" heroine, who finds herself in an Amity camp where she, along with her paramour, Four (Theo James), her brother, Caleb (Ansel Elgort) and her rival, Peter (Miles Teller), are being sheltered from the alliance of...

By + 4 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

Modern Indie horror "It Follows" will scare viewers celibate

19-year-old Jay Height (Maika Monroe) just wants to find a cute guy with a car to drive around in that can help her forget that she lives on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan during a technologically boring time period (late 80s-early 90s) with nothing but pine trees and suburban housing to entertain the eyes. She finds one in Hugh (Jake...

By + 4 others for The Corsair - 6 min read

Cinequest Film Festival: celebrating filmmakers for 25 years

Since Cinequest Film Festival barged its way into San Jose 25 years ago, it has steadily grown and built prestige. From bringing in 3,000 people in its first year back in 1990, 100,000 people are now cramming themselves into the city every year to see some of the world's most talented up and coming filmmakers showcase their work. Spanning from...