Archives for March 2014

Los Angeles is well known for its music scene. Popular venues around USC such as the Shrine, the House of Blues, and the Staples Center make it easy for students to go out and enjoy both famous and upcoming artists. Recently, I found out about First Friday’s, an event that happens on the first Friday of every month at The Natural History Museum.  Each month a topic is chosen … [Read more...] about Daily Art: First Friday’s

When discussing the quality of a country’s education system, much of the focus is placed on the system’s structure, standardized rules and available disciplines. But a country’s culture and demographics are also important factors in determining the system’s quality. Finland has one of the best education systems in the world and undoubtedly runs by different rules that set … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: What Race Has to Do with Education

I'm currently battling the flu, so pardon the brief thoughts for this week's blog. Science fiction, by its nature, is generally forward-thinking. There's no way to really get around that -- have you ever read or watched a sci-fi story unfold within the context of the past, or that functions within a totally retro style? There's even a specific word (retrofuture) that seeks … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Time Elastic

There is a bit of a mystical quality to the pop culture expectation of the college ~*spring break*~: the almost constant near-nudity, the booze and drugs, the shucking off of the completely and totally demanding school life (jokes). But this spring break, a group of friends and I went to the redwood forests of NorCal to interview and film people who have lived amongst these … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: Tall Tales

Following up on last week's blog entry about how women are less convinced of the effectiveness of the United States' democratic system, I decided to turn towards Michelle Obama as First Lady. Michelle Obama, who met her husband when her husband became her mentee at the law firm where she worked, arguably was just as capable as her husband of becoming a politician. However, as a … [Read more...] about One Nation Under Who: The First Lady As a Wife