Humanities

By Jonathan Price Any filmmakers who harbor a dream of one day seeing their vision projected onto the silver screen must first exude the audacity to walk across that perilous tight rope known as the production track. Safely reaching the other end is a crucial challenge, as the filmmakers must sustain a delicate balance between fulfilling creative desires and abiding by … [Read more...] about Outsourcing in Tinseltown: Runaway Production

By Katherine Kirkpatrick A liberal arts education is an education that reaches beyond pure instruction. It is not the teaching of facts, or even of a specific set of skills, but is an education which creates a way of thinking, a sophisticated and finely-tuned mental capacity, and a graduate who has the innate ability to be comfortable and capable in any career. In "The Idea … [Read more...] about Are G.E. Classes D.O.A. ?

By Jonathan Shih Embedded in Chinese culture is the belief in the existence of an intangible force named "e-chi". Simply put, it is a mysterious aura that attracts two opposite things together for a particular purpose. Often inconceivable and obscure to the individual it is acting upon, "e-chi" initially occurs through a variety of bizarre events and experiences before it … [Read more...] about From Tommy Guns to Tommy Trojan

By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich Whether you look at Los Angeles as a melting pot or a lumpy stew, the distinctiveness of its ethnic makeup cannot be rivaled. LA draws people from across the world, be it to escape political persecution or in search of a better life, the pot accommodates them, making LA all the more unique. Attracted to the magic brew of this pot and in the heart … [Read more...] about Westwood’s Charming Secret

By Taleed El-Sabawi "Rap music is the most visible form of African American cultural expression in contemporary society." 1 Yet, as hip hop's popularity continues to grow, it ceases to be solely a means of creating African American identity. Scholar Halifu Osumare in his article "Beats Streets in the Global Hood: Connective marginalities of the hip hop globe" argues that hip … [Read more...] about Palestinian Conflict Bounces to a New Beat