The Hallyu wave is here and it’s only getting bigger. This past weekend marked the 6th annual KCON festival held at the Los Angeles Convention Center along with star-studded concerts at the Staples Center. Korean music, culture, and beauty fans gathered in Downtown...
On the street and in the hallways of school, 20-year-old Yatta Barnett draws attention for many reasons. Her large, dark eyes are set against dark chocolate-colored skin under dark hair frequently worn in an elaborate African hairdo. She is usually dressed in bright...
Muzoon Almellehan, on the surface, may seem like any ordinary, young Muslim girl you might meet when travelling in the Middle East or in some American or European neighborhoods. But at 19 years old, she is not only UNICEF’s youngest and first refugee Goodwill...
In a dramatic midnight session on July 27, Republicans’ hope for passing a “skinny repeal” that would undo a few of Obamacare’s regulations without a replacement collapsed when the ailing Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and...
It was the beginning of my sophomore year of college, and I was filled to brim with excitement with what was ahead in the next 30 weeks. Energized after a successful first year of college, I prematurely committed myself to doing every single assigned reading,...
Sarah Close gained international attention when her song "Call Me Out" became a viral sensation. At only 22, she's made quite the name for herself in the entertainment industry-- releasing her first EP, making the British iTunes charts, and acquiring over 100,000...
Some people discover their talents spontaneously, while others remain confident in their ambitions from the very beginning. For Chase Bryant, a 23-year-old country singer from a small town in Southern Texas, he always knew he wanted to pursue music– but the road to...
Imagine you're at the dinner table, reunited with your family after a long semester of classes. It's finally the summer vacation, and you're ready to stuff your face with your mom's homemade cooking. You start to talk about the typical topics you'd discuss around the...
It was a normal Thursday night, as I came back to my crowded apartment to begin my mountain of studying for my final exams. Needing some inspirational music to power through the mundane content of property law, I opened my Spotify app to see their music...
There is a stereotype of millennials as lazy, spoiled people who do nothing all day but engage in shallow activities and seek to take advantage of others. However, this stereotype couldn’t be further from the truth. This is especially brought into focus when one looks...
