Tony Stark is back in the latest installment of the “Iron Man” franchise and Marvel universe, in a film both casual moviegoers and hardcore super hero movie fans will want to see. Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has to combat both the anxiety caused by the events of “The Avengers” story and a new foe: a [...]
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Fashion in Action: Workout apparel at Chapman
With Undie Run and bikini season approaching quickly, Chapman students arrive at the gym in pulsating fashions. Bright neon colors and intricately strapped tops dot the campus fitness centers with summer hues that make exercise just a bit more...
Read More“Life on a Rock” too islander for country
When you first click on Kenny Chesney’s newest album, “Life On a Rock,” you’ll want to momentarily forget you’re a Californian. You’ll pretend your Prius is a four-wheel Ford truck, and that your soy chai latte is actually a whole-milk...
Read MoreProfessors insist meaning behind mandatory classes
Adam Harris is a junior public relations major. He wants to work in the creative department of a fashion publication, but he has produced multiple films on his camcorder alongside film students for a class grade instead. He said he only did...
Read MoreA generation embraces awkwardness
McKenna Bernosky, a freshman business major, locks eyes with someone on a skateboard. Then, she walks into class late to have everyone stare at her. Later, she says hello to someone who doesn’t see her. It’s all just too awkward. Bernosky is one...
Read MorePhoenix releases peachy dance-pop album
After a four-year hiatus, Phoenix is back with a vengeance. I would make a metaphor about the band rising out of the ashes, but its last album was so commercially and critically successful that a statement like that wouldn’t be accurate at...
Read MoreWedding disaster plot makes for decent film
“The Big Wedding” is every couple’s worst nightmare, but every romantic comedy lover’s dream. The film follows the crazy, dysfunctional families of couple Alejandro (Ben Barnes) and Missy (Amanda Seyfried) as they prepare for their...
Read MoreThe new bleached blonde
The Dark Ages are over. Black skinny jeans disappear from campus as students wear the faded denim that’s as synonymous with California beaches as fishtail braids and pastel beach cruiser bikes. Top designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger...
Read MoreSophomore cancer survivor sews her creativity
White, mesh medical bandages stretched to cover Katie Murphy’s upper arms. A PICC line, a tube threaded through a vein leading right above her heart, was visible through the shear fabric. Whether she went to a restaurant, school or any other...
Read MoreOrange High School: More than a street away?
Jeff Cruz is a Panther — an Orange High School Panther. After the bell rings, he lobs tennis balls in the courts behind the tall, wire fence that outlines the high school. Nearby, teenage couples paw at each other’s hands in the lawn, boys flip...
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