Lights Out: An Analysis of Where The Quest For Six Went Wrong

February 4, 2013 | Nam Le So, what happened? After all, I wrote an exhaustive 2300+ word preview on why I thought the Niners would win, right? In short, missed opportunities - the kind of plays that will haunt Niners fans for years to come. It came down to one play here, one play there, but it ended up being just enough Read More

Album Review: “Fight Like a Girl” by Emilie Autumn

February 2, 2013 | Jo W. It's been 6 years since Emilie Autumn released her first "Violindustrial" album Opheliac, with which she cemented her image and distinct sensiblities of combining metal-shredding violins and scathing vocals with a distinctive Victorian-Baroque-goth-influenced wardrobe. She has returned with her newest Read More

Jennifer Lawrence’s Playbook

February 1, 2013 | krista kurisaki "You're the face of the rebellion. You may have more influence than any other single person." Those are words spoken to Katniss Everdeen in Mockingjay, the final chapter of The Hunger Games series. Of course, by that time, she has already emerged victorious from Survivor: Panem edition twice, turned Read More

Everything You Need To Know About Super Bowl XLVII. Yes. Everything.

January 31, 2013 | Nam Le No single sporting event unites diehards, casuals and know-nothings like the Super Bowl. Think about it. It is the only game that pretty much everyone in America tunes in for. Even sports-haters like your Aunt Brenda probably watch the Super Bowl, and she can't tell you the difference between a field Read More

Your Ultimate Bay Area Concert Scheduling Guide for Spring 2013

January 30, 2013 | Kiyana Salkeld On my 18th birthday, I attended my very first concert. I was ushered into the San Diego Sports Arena, at which point I waited patiently for pop superstar Lady Gaga to hit the stage (I know what you’re thinking and the answer to your question is yes, I probably am the coolest person ever, and Read More

The Strokes Return With “One Way Trigger”

January 30, 2013 | Taran Moriates Despite previously denying reports of recording new material over this summer and fall, The Strokes have apparently been hard at work creating the follow up to 2011’s Angles. On January 25, the band suddenly posted a new song titled “One Way Trigger” to their website. It is said to be part Read More

How to Win The Bachelor

January 29, 2013 | Erica Hendry   Every Monday night for several years now I have been participating in extensive anthropological research. I have observed humans quarantined in an ever-changing laboratory as they exercise their most basic instincts of love, greed, ambition and jealousy.   Yes, I am talking about Read More

Supernova of Sound

January 29, 2013 | Sydney Johnson Here in Berkeley, all sorts of cultures, beliefs, and interests surround us. From such diversity, comes a range of music that very few places can compete with. But with so much to offer, it is often easy for talent to get overlooked or go unheard.  Fortunately, a few brothers of Sigma Phi have taken Read More