Nithya Kubendran is a senior studying Biomedical Engineering with a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures. She hails from Quartz Hill, CA, where she learned to love tumbleweeds, joshua trees, and musical roads. Carmine is the one that starts you off on arson. You’re talking to her one night about how you and Chauncey are going … [Read more...] about Fire in the Sky
Archives for 2014
Girls on Film: Behind the Scenes
Tonight, I was fortunate to sit in on a class at USC's cinema school entitled "Film Symposium." Each week a new film is screened in the class and guests who worked on the film come in and answer questions about the film. This week, "The Pretty One" was screened and the two guests were director, Jenèe LaMarque and director of photography, Polly Morgan. The reason why I want … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Behind the Scenes
Palliative Care: An Alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nahel Kapadia graduated in May 2013, majoring in Biological Sciences. Kate Cheney was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer at eighty-five years old. She requested assisted suicide, but her doctor refused to prescribe the lethal medication and instead referred her to a psychiatrist. Again, Kate was denied the … [Read more...] about Palliative Care: An Alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide
Daily Art: Who’s Your Favorite Artist? (Intro)
As a kid I hated books. Actually that’s not entirely true, I would flip through them looking for any kind of picture to look at. Once I got to middle school and people found out I liked art, the first and almost immediate question was “Who’s your favorite artist?” Since I was convinced at the time that the only true artists to ever exist were Van Gogh and Picasso, my … [Read more...] about Daily Art: Who’s Your Favorite Artist? (Intro)
The Book Is on the Table: Computer Science, the New Literacy
Computers have never been so relevant in our lives. Most fields, if not all, are dependent on computer technologies and benefit from workers who are well versed in computer programming. If you know how to code, it means you know how to make a product readily available online within the reach of millions. According to statistics from the nonprofit Code.org, by 2020 there will … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Computer Science, the New Literacy