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Love stories: Reflecting on the meaning of Valentine’s Day

Feb 14, 2024 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Lyla Bhalla-Ladd |Peter Makk |Myriam Alcala |Daphne Yaman

My dreams kept me in bed longer than usual, so I sleep in. The sun is shining in Paris, and I think of you. I’ll have a small breakfast and plan for a brisk walk to school. It’s still cold enough to wear my trench coat, my local-passing uniform. Donning a pink bow in my hair, I play coy and pet my flowers before I leave. I have today to finish a midterm for my art history course, so I camp out in a café before my classes and try to write. I’m distracted.
Welcome to the ‘Eras’ Movie, it’s been waiting for you

Oct 18, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

Embarking on one final friendship bracelet-making journey brought joy to the cool fall wind. Placing the beads all in a line with “Dress” lyrics and adding shades of pink, August truly did slip away. Memorialized on the big screen, Taylor Swift’s “The Eras” Tour brought back every itching emotion from summer along with new feelings of excitement seeing the production of a lifetime up close. It all began with a clam.
The ultimate Eras Tour guide for Los Angeles

Aug 2, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

The summer tour to remember is coming to a close in sunny Southern California. Taylor Swift began the Eras tour back in March in Glendale, Arizona (or better known as Swift City). Now almost five months later, filled with memories of new surprise songs, music videos and a new Taylor’s Version, it’s hard to imagine a weekend without Swifties dancing the night away. Swift will be performing at SoFi stadium for the first time since her Reputation stadium tour in 2017 on August 3-5 and August 7-9.
Summer must reads

Jul 31, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

Summer is the best time to catch up on all the books that have been piling up on a reading list all year. It’s the time of relaxation and relatively more free time than the academic year. If you’re finding yourself bored in the last home stretch of summer, here are some books that will surely captivate your attention.
Summer tours making their way to Los Angeles

Jul 24, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

This summer has been packed with venue after venue being booked for tours. Many of which will be making their way to Los Angeles in the fall including Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Here are some of the most notable tours making their way into the city. The Eras TourBreaking yet another record with the most number 1 albums in history by a woman after Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift is sailing smoothly towards the end of the U.S. leg of the infamous Eras Tour.
USC Football legend, C.R. Roberts, dies at 87

Jul 17, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

Cornelius R. Roberts was a USC Fullback before moving on to the NFL. He passed away Tuesday, July 11 in Norwalk, California of natural causes. During Roberts time at USC, he lettered in 1955-56 and earned All-Pacific Coast Conference in 1956. He was best known for his performance in Austin, Texas against the Longhorns. Prior to game day, the team had tried to stay at three hotels but they would not let the Black players on the team stay.
Six summer songs that aren’t just songs

Jul 5, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

This summer is not just a silly summer. With the current state of affairs in the United States, it seems impossible to listen to music and just drown it all out. From the Supreme Court to anti-trans bills and even a declining overall mental health state, it’s all so overwhelming. Music here can be a tool to reflect and make sense of society.
The U.S. Supreme Court has got to go

Jun 30, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

It seems hell has made it to earth. Friday the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 in favor of Colorado web designer Lorie Smith to discriminate against same-sex couples. Now allowing businesses across the United States, including progressive states like California, to refuse to serve LGBTQ+ people. How did this happen? Years ago, the Colorado bakery case threatened a similar notion to refuse to serve fellow humans just for loving who they love and being who they are, so this isn’t a new sentiment.
Nonbinary art is resistance

Jun 26, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

Art has been a part of senior Anika Nyman’s life since they could remember. Nyman is an art and narrative studies major, and through art they have been exploring storytelling and advocacy these past few years. The LGBTQ+ community, especially trans and nonbinary people are marginalized, misunderstood, and in turn face disempowerment and lack of autonomy over their own bodies.
Trojans celebrate the Denver Nuggets win

Jun 20, 2023 | uscannenbergmedia.com | Myriam Alcala

Not too far away from the sunny campus of USC lies the vast Mile High City where history was made June 12 as the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals at Ball Arena. As a Colorado native, there is something special about being a Nuggets fan, something even distance can’t change. “You grow up being a Nuggets fan,” said Karina Chavez Saucedo, a senior global health major who grew up in Longmont, a suburb of Boulder, Colorado.