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LAUREN JENSIK, Arts & Culture Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers Have you ever wondered how the most iconic individuals of the world overcame insurmountable odds and soared through the ranks to become the powerhouses they are today?  It is the stuff great movies are made of.  Why do you think Rocky is one of the most beloved films of all time?  You would be lying if you said that you didn’t, at some point within your life span, feel inspired by a storyline that encapsulates the rise, fall, and rise...Entries/2010/3/23_Malcolm_Gladwell%E2%80%99s_OutliersBy_Lauren_Jensik.html
NOMIKI KONST, Founding Editor Information Terrorists Attack Our Airwaves “Attention Mainstream Media! I have a challenge for you: "A Day Without the Tea Party." I challenge cable networks and their hosts and pundits, for one day, to ignore the Tea Party movement and focus on issues that affect everyday people, also known as their audience. Which of the following issues matter to you the most? • The 989 billion tax dollars and 5,450 lives spent on the wars in Iraq...”Entries/2010/3/22_Hollywood%E2%80%99s_Fix_for_America%E2%80%99s_Three_and_a_Half_Trillion-Dollar_Lobbying_AddictionBy_Nomiki_Konst.html
ADAMA BROWN The Coming of the New World Order, Pt 1 Money is meaningless. Currency first came about as a means of establishing set values for economic transactions. The oldest currencies were "precious commodities;" silver, gold, and gems. In the distant past, these were all sought after, even if they had no real value other than physical beauty. Today we use gold to prevent corrosion, silver in medicine, and gemstones in industrial and scientific endeavors. But when they were first used as currency, none of these applied. The currency was, in...Entries/2010/3/15_The_Coming_of_the_New_World_Order,_Pt_1By_Adama_Brown.html
LANCE MCFADDIN GILLIAM, Political Editor Deepwater Horizon: The Unthinkable Price of Hubris We are all shaped by place. In Los Angeles, a city with a huge transplant community, you’ll frequently hear someone has “gone Hollywood” or is so “East Coast.” These are frequently flippant statements but they speak to the greater truth that, no matter where we go, we carry with us a piece of home, wherever home may be. I grew up in Texas, about forty five minutes from the Gulf Coast. Down there, the Gulf of Mexico is more than merely a body of water; it’s a part of your collective consciousness...Entries/2010/6/14_Deepwater_Horizon%3A_The_Unthinkable_Price_of_HubrisBy_Lance_McFaddin_Gilliam.html
JONATHAN EELLS Cultural Misappropriation Causes Epic Disaster Europeans have a long, cultural tradition of fermented drinks. Wines, beers, etc. But we show up in the New World and foist these same gifts off on the natives and it goes very badly for the natives. Alcohol: good for Euro-Viking types, bad for American aboriginals. In a bit of a quid pro quo, the American natives had a long, cultural tradition of tobacco use. But they didn't walk around with a three pack a day habit. Tobacco was part of their...../Jonathans_Entries/Entries/2010/1/21_Entry_1.html
The goal of the Yippie is simple.  We want to be the voice of our collective generation.  No more Red State/ Blue State talk.  We are actually more united than ever.  We watch the same TV, we read the same news (those of us who still do), we use the same internet, we buy the same products and we contribute to the same corporations.  So what’s with all of these marginalizing labels....?../Definition_Yippie.html
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ALICIA LIPINSKI, Yippic Oracle Truth Tuesdays: Be Question: I know The Yippie has cut down its content to stories that are 500 words or less, which I appreciate with my busy schedule.  The shorter and quicker, the better.  With that in mind, if you had to give just ONE word of advice on how to live your best life, what would it be?  -Pete...../Yippic_Wisdom/Entries/2010/4/14_Truth_Tuesday%3A_Be.By_Alicia_Lipinski.html
ARIANA MUFSON, ARTS & CULTURE Theatre Review: South Pacific Never having seen the Rogers & Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama South Pacific on stage, I jumped at the chance to attend the Lincoln Center Theater production at the Ahmanson (playing until July 17) which won seven 2008 Tony Awards in New York. The revival features a different cast but the same staging as the award winning production. As the overture began, it was clear I was in for a treat. Everything is top notch, from the direction to the lighting to the cast. This is must-see...Entries/2010/6/14_Theatre_Review%3A_South_PacificBy_Ariana_Mufson.html
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AUDREY S. HAGAR Charity; It Ain’t Just a Hooker With a Heart of Gold Beginning at the age of six, "charity" to me meant gala dinners and taffeta ball gowns. It was something big and involved traveling, award ceremonies and meeting Nancy Reagan at the Century Plaza Hotel. (My grandfather was president of an international charity.) The best part of my grandpa's favorite charity was the yearly telethon at a Hollywood studio where they gave away Big Macs and there would always be a cast member from the Love...Entries/2010/3/22_Charity%3B_It_Ain%E2%80%99t_Just_a_Hooker_With_a_Heart_of_GoldBy_Audrey_Spilker_Hagar.html
CLAUDE MORTON Mobile Vegan Being lost and starving sucks!  Being lost, starving and a vegan really sucks.  Finding a vegan friendly restaurant while traversing much of the world is down right impossible at times, which makes having a well balanced diet on the road very tough. With less than 2% of Americans being vegans in the United States, finding a square vegan meal anywhere between Iowa Colorado can become a great vegan-survival getaway, forging for...Entries/2010/6/13_Entry_1.html

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KRISTIN LEE NICHOLS The Guilt of the Warehouse As the main grocery consumer in my household, it is a weekly – if not daily – challenge to find the most economic and healthy consumables. There’s Whole Foods (Whole Paycheck) and the local Farmer’s Market. While my beloved Farmer’s Market is an affordable foodie’s paradise, they’re lacking in availability and convenience. After that, there’s always a (generic)grocery store. But then, one sunny afternoon, I found the golden fleece...Entries/2010/4/6_The_Guilt_of_the_Warehouse_SuperstoreBy_Kristin_Lee_Nichols.html
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ARIA DESROBERTS Really, I’m Just a Stepford Wife With Hairy Armpits I prefer to think of myself as a non-conformist, a Bohemian, and on particular grandiose days, even a revolutionary. I read Kafka and Nietzsche, have my nose pierced, have traveled to third-world countries seeking reprieve from consumerism, sometimes don’t shave and hardly brush my hair. But what I prefer to think isn’t the truth. The truth is, I am more like a Stepford wife with hairy armpits. I only stayed in those third-world...Entries/2010/5/24_Really,_I%E2%80%99m_Just_a_Stepford_Wife_With_Hairy_ArmpitsBy_Aria_DesRoberts.html
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The Headless Banker Prop This! “By Presidential decree, I, Barack Obama, hereby proclaim that no citizen of the United States of America may spend a single dollar of his/her money without my consent and approval.  Some of you may be wondering why we have to do this.  The answer is very simple.  Too many of you have been spending money on applesauce, and I don’t completely understand applesauce, so no one will be allowed to purchase anything at all.”  Scary thought, isn’t it?  Well ladies and gentlemen, that...Entries/2010/6/17_Prop_This%21By_The_Headless_Banker.html

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ELENA CRUZ The Politics of Sports There are times when sports and politics collide. Usually it’s individual athletes speaking out on an issue or endorsing a candidate. When a whole team, league or players association jumps into the political ring, it’s hard not to notice. Personally I prefer the two to stay separate, but there comes a time when it’s unavoidable. This is the case with the Phoenix Suns and calls for Major League Baseball to pull the 2011 All-Star...Entries/2010/5/24_The_Politics_of_SportsBy_Elena_Cruz.html