If my trip to the grocery store to buy orzo had a literary equivalent, it would have been Homer's "Odyssey." Read more...
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Pictured are the ingredients, preparation and final result of Greek orzo. The recipe was submitted by Debra Dralle, the director of staff human resources for the College of Letters and Science.
With all the lease signs posted on the windows of the stores lining Westwood Boulevard, the pall that hovers over the graveyard of failed ventures is reminiscent of the nearby cemetery on Veteran Avenue. Notorious lack of parking and high rents are some of the factors that have driven people away and left UCLA a perpetual ghost town. Read more...
I like free stuff. I like free food, free T-shirts and most of all, free admission to Royce Hall. Read more...
Most of the time, I am a very happy person. Read more...
Every week, thousands of beer cans are consumed by the 20 fraternity houses on Gayley and Landfair avenues. No matter how you look at it, that's too much aluminum being wasted, as most fraternities do not have formal recycling systems in place. Read more...
When I was young, carefree and in a Southern Baptist School, there was no finer pleasure than in stealing glimpses at the books banned by The Powers That Be. Read more...
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Once-banned books, such as “The Catcher in the Rye,” “Fahrenheit 451″ and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” are now celebrated as esteemed literary works. Many of these books were banned for sexuality, violence, profanity and racism, among other reasons.
There is one ranking which trumps the combined influence of every Top 25 poll: U.S. Read more...
