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Editor-in-Chief Sydney Champion [email protected] 18 Art Director / Food Editor 13 Sean Michael Beyer [email protected] NEWS 04 The Latest from L.A. and Beyond Film Editor [email protected] 05 A Chat with the UC President

Music Editor [email protected] COLLEGE LIFE REAL 911 Calls sure to make you... 06 Everything You Need to Know Calendar Editor Frederick Mintchell About Meningitis Laugh Your [email protected] Arse Off! Editorial Interns AROUND L.A. Truth is by far funnier than fiction, and this collection of real calls Diego Girgado to law enforcement in Hometown Police Blotter is exactly that. 07 USC Students: Make DTLA Your Whether you give it a gander atop the throne, or share it with Blanca Palacios friends, it’s sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face and then some. Laura Koeller New Hangout! Available in Paperback, Hard Cover and ePub. Luyi Yang

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November 2013, health officials will soon offer an imported lab fees or whatever else they may need. You might think these vaccine that will cover about 20,000 UCSB students, according programs are helping out lower-income students, but that is to NBC News. Last month, more than 5,200 Princeton University not necessarily the case. According to The Hechinger Report, students received the imported vaccine, which is called Bexsero. a lot of the work-study money (which is funded by federal It is approved in Europe, Canada and Australia but not in taxpayers) goes to children of better-off families at expensive USC, UCLA HAVE TOP-NOTCHIN the U.S. However, thanks to an emergency clearance, the Ivy private universities. Much of this $1 billion in work-study funds ONLINE MASTER’S PROGRAMS League school in New Jersey was able to give it to students after goes to these “richer” students instead of students who perhaps In a recent ranking released by U.S. News & World Report, meningitis B sickened eight people in March 2013. Bacterial need it more. Approximately one in four work-study students the University of Southern California and the University of come from families that earn more than $80,000 a year, and California, Los Angeles were noted to have some of the best almost half of work-study students attend private, nonprofit online programs for students. USC is once again ranked No. “Many students who are in the universities and colleges. However, fewer than half meet the 1 for having the best online graduate program in computer federal definition of financial need. information technology, while UCLA’s online master’s basketball and football programs engineering program was ranked No. 2 (USC’s online master’s CNN: SOME COLLEGE ATHLETES PLAY LIKE ADULTS BUT engineering program was ranked fourth this year). U.S. News at public universities…can only READ LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS & World Report has been releasing annual rankings on the best Sure, they can score 30-yeard touchdowns or shoot 3-pointers online programs for three years now, covering online bachelor’s read up to an eighth-grade level.” from the outside like it’s nobody’s business, but some athletes degrees and online master’s degrees in engineering, business, are struggling trying to do basic functions inside the classroom: education, nursing and computer information technology. reading and writing. According to a recent CNN analysis, many According to the Los Angeles Times, older, working professionals meningitis is a rare but potentially deadly infection, which can students who are in the basketball and football programs at tend to be the ones taking USC’s online graduate computer kill one in 10 victims and cause disabilities in 20 percent of public universities across the country can only read up to an science and engineering programs. The Times also reports those who survive. Along with the eight people in New Jersey, eighth-grade level. Additionally, the investigation found that schools like USC and UCLA are trying to broaden their market meningitis B has infected four students in California, including there is a staggering achievement gap between college athletes as demand for online classes continues to grow. one college student who had to have both feet amputated. and their peers at the same institution. When it comes to scores on the SAT, many student-athletes scored in the 200s and 300s UCSB STUDENTS TO GET IMPORTED WORK-STUDY MONEY REPORTEDLY on the critical reading test; students need to score at least a 400 MENINGITIS VACCINE GOES TO RICHER STUDENTS to be considered college-literate. When it comes to the ACT, the After an outbreak of meningitis strain B that sickened four Colleges everywhere have work-study programs where students threshold is 16, but some students scored in the single digits (the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) students in can work on campus and earn a bit of cash to pay for books, highest score possible is a 36).

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Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT NAPOLITANO: UC CHIEF EYES TUITION, SPORTS, TRANSFER STUDENTS

BY KATY MURPHY The Oakland Tribune/MCT

OAKLAND -- In the first three months as the UC system’s president, former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano quickly has taken up long-standing issues, getting the regents to temporarily freeze tuition and urging labor leaders to return to negotiations where disputes had dragged on. Napolitano spoke in her office last month, cautiously answering questions about tuition, labor relations, community college transfers, Sacramento politics, Cal football’s low graduation rate, and the protesters who dog her at public appearances to highlight the illegal immigrant deportations that took place during her time as the Homeland Security chief. The questions and answers that follow were edited for brevity and clarity.

Q: One of your first proposals was to make tuition rates more UC President Napolitano is predictable. What might that look like? getting ready to tackle big A: I really don’t want to say right now because the task force is issues in the UC system. looking at different models, and the minute I say, “For example,” then that becomes “Well, the president has proposed,” and it’s like, no, no, it’s being looked at. In my view, these are public universities and they should be as affordable as possible, and A: Close to 30 percent of our students are transfer students, so in policy or funding? that means we need to be looking at tuition and financial aid terms of the numbers, they’re pretty good. What we are looking A: My initial visit was more of an introductory visit in my and how that mix works and what can we legitimately expect at is how do we make sure we have adequate outreach to all the new role to say, “This is how I’m looking at things. What are from the federal government and the state government. (This community colleges, that we streamline the application process you seeing?” I was asked what I thought about the proposed spring, the task force is scheduled to come back to Napolitano ... and that we’re in close alignment with the community college presidential rating system of colleges and universities, and I with recommendations.) system. We’ve got to work together to make sure we’ve got this expressed some skepticism as to whether that would really thing nailed as being very straightforward -- clean, I would use. accomplish what I think they’re seeking to accomplish, so I Q: At the last UC regents meeting, Gov. Jerry Brown said UC think we’ve opened up that dialogue a little bit. had slim chances of securing additional state funding, with all Q: I’ve read that you were surprised by the long-standing of the competing needs in Sacramento. What did you make of tension between UC and some labor groups. (Health care Q: Did you expect you would have protesters at your public that? and service workers represented by American Federation appearances? A: I can appreciate what the governor was saying. I used to be a of State County and Municipal Employees 3299 held a two- A: I heard that it would happen. Nobody knew what the topic governor. And what happens at budget time is everybody comes day strike in May and an unfair labor practice strike in would be, per se, but that there would be protesters, that it’s part in like this (hands outstretched) with, “I need, I need, I need.” November. When Napolitano arrived, UC was at an impasse of the culture of the place. So I guess I’m getting used to it. You have to make really tough choices. ... I want to make sure with health care technical and research employees [CWA- that he is confident that what we ask for will be put to good use, UPTE] after two years of bargaining). What have you done Q: You were saying last month that this was a point of inflection will be well-spent, and that it’s an investment for the long-term. to change that? for higher education. What exactly did you mean by that? A: We’ve finalized several major agreements -- with the nurses, A: I think it’s time to reinvigorate the partnership between the Q: Were you surprised by the low graduation rates for some with UPTE, and we have a date set to sit down again with state and higher ed and the federal government and higher ed. student-athletes at Cal? (UC Berkeley’s football team had the AFSCME in the beginning of ‘14. To me, collective bargaining ... My predecessor had to make some really tough calls because lowest graduation rate of any major program in the NCAA.) negotiations that go on for months and years just create an the amount of aid was cut so substantially. But now it’s leveled A: Yes, and I wasn’t happy about it. No one should be happy unhelpful tension. We’re all in this together. It’s a big institution; off. We have a certain stability in our budget, and we need to about it. Athletics are within the province of each campus, but I we have a lot of things to deal with, and we ought to do our be thinking about “What should we be doing to ensure the think everybody understands that I feel -- and we all feel -- that best to get stability between ourselves and our represented University of California meets its mission over the next decades?” that’s just unacceptable. I’ve had a lot of pleasant surprises as the employees. ... I met with the leaders of the major unions early on Follow Katy Murphy at Twitter.com/katymurphy. president. That one was not so pleasant. and said that I wanted to get our teams back to the table -- not just to have meetings, but to get to real agreements. ©2014 The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, Calif.) Q: One of your initiatives is to make it simpler for community Visit The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, Calif.) college students to transfer to UC. What are your impressions Q: You’ve been back to Washington. What points are you at www.insidebayarea.com of that system? trying to press with people there in terms of higher education Distributed by MCT Information Services www.CampusCircle.com Campus Circle - January 16-30, 2014 5 COLLEGE LIFE: HEALTH PROTECT COLLEGE STUDENT LIFE RAISES RISK FOR BACTERIAL MENINGITIS YOURSELF! BY KAREN HERZOG Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) Avoid catching bacterial meningitis.

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Dorm rooms, residence halls, dining halls and more create the perfect settings for infectious diseases like bacterial meningitis to spread more quickly, making college students susceptible to the disease. Here are prevention tips provided by the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC).

TIP #1: Complete the recommended vaccine schedule. Three different types of bacteria cause meningitis, and you can get vaccines to protect yourself from them. Check with your doctor or healthcare provider.

TIP #2: Take antibiotics if you are in close contact with people with meningococcal meningitis. This is only a recommendation. If your roommate or housemates have the disease, you might want to consider antibiotics, especially if you are a high-risk person. Your doctor or local health department will tell you if you are a high-risk person.

TIP #3: Put down the cigarette… UC Riverside is the second California university to confirm cases of meningitis this year. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/MCT You want to maintain healthy habits, so stop smoking cigarettes and avoid cigarette smoke. Keep your Every time a college student’s life is cut short by pass it through saliva to someone else who can’t handle it by immune system strong. bacterial meningitis, Gail Bailey flashes back to 2002, when her sharing eating utensils, drinks, smoking materials or a kiss. 20-year-old son at the University of Wisconsin-Madison thought Bailey and her husband, Phillip, fought for a state law in TIP #4: …and cut back on the alcohol. he had the flu and died 16 hours later. memory of Eddie, and the law passed Oct. 16, 2003. It requires Again, we’re not saying this to be a buzz kill; you just “It comes back really hard,” said Bailey, of Jefferson, “and not universities to provide all students with information about need to stay as healthy as possible. just for me, but I’m in touch with other mothers who have lost meningococcal disease and hepatitis B, and the availability kids to this at Madison and other UW campuses. ... It’s one of the of vaccines. It requires students in university residence halls TIP #5: Get plenty of rest and eat a balanced diet. worst things that can happen to anyone.” to confirm they received the information, and to provide College students are notorious for eating crappy foods Bailey tracks through newspaper articles the names and immunization dates if they got the shots. and pulling way too many all-nighters. Go to bed at a the universities the students who get meningitis attended: UW The law does not require students to be immunized. decent time and eat enough vegetables, fruits, etc. to campuses in Madison, Platteville, Oshkosh, River Falls, Eau Claire It never occurred to the Baileys or the Mackamans that keep your immune system in check. and Whitewater. She has connected with several of their families, their healthy sons could be susceptible to a disease that strikes an and a few students who contracted, but survived, the uncommon average of 1,500 Americans annually. TIP #6: Sharing is NOT caring. bacterial infection. She joined a national group, Moms on Four UW-Madison students have died since 2002 of Just because you’re living with other students does Meningitis, through the National Meningitis Association. meningococcal disease. not mean you have to share everything of yours. In Her son Eddie, valedictorian of his class at Jefferson High On April 6, Henry Mackaman went to the emergency fact, you shouldn’t because of the risk. Meningitis School, was attending the state’s flagship university on a full- department at Meriter Hospital a couple of blocks from his can be transferred through direct and oral contact; tuition scholarship to study economics and finance. Madison apartment because he had a 104-degree fever. He was so don’t share cigarettes, drinking glasses, utensils, Bailey didn’t know there was a vaccine against meningococcal sent home after a chest X-ray ruled out pneumonia, his family toothbrushes, whatever! Make sure you clean disease. It wasn’t widely advocated then, so Eddie didn’t get the shot. said. communal items thoroughly, and invest in a full can Henry Mackaman - the 21-year-old UW-Madison senior Early on April 8 morning, he walked back to the hospital of Lysol. from St. Paul, Minn., who died of the disease last Wednesday - because he had a headache, trouble speaking, and his right hand did get the meningococcal vaccine, including the recommended “felt funny.” booster at the start of college for students living in residence halls, Doctors ran more tests and made the diagnosis as his UC Santa Barbara is expected to according to his uncle Dan Mackaman, also of St. Paul. condition rapidly deteriorated. He was placed on a ventilator. provide the meningitis vaccine to A few who are immunized get the disease anyway. The When his swollen brain did not respond to antibiotics, and about 20,000 students. vaccine is 90 percent effective against four strains of bacterium there was no sign of brain activity on April 10, his family invited that transmit the disease; one strain isn’t covered for complicated small groups of his friends into his hospital room to say goodbye. reasons involving the brain. People whose immune systems for He was a DJ for a campus radio station and a guitarist and whatever reason cannot fight off the bacterium may be most producer with the Twin Cities band Phantom Vibration, which he susceptible to it if they have a cold virus, or don’t get enough sleep. started with high school buddies and still played in. “It’s a big mystery,” Henry Mackaman’s uncle said Friday. “All His musician friends brought guitars, accordions and even a of us are curious about how this happened because Henry was ukulele to his hospital room to play for him one last time. vaccinated the way any kid going to college is.” Friends studying abroad Skyped into his room via laptops, Studies show college students are twice as susceptible to tablets and smartphones from Poland and the Czech Republic. meningococcal disease as others their age. They come from About 50 friends and family members at one point packed all over the world and live in close quarters, where the bacteria his room for a group goodbye. can easily multiply, and their immune systems notoriously are “It was a very moving moment,” Dan Mackaman recalled. stressed by lack of sleep. About 10 percent of the general population carries the ©2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel DAN ROSENSTRAUCH/CONTRA COSTA TIMES bacteria in the nose or throat without getting sick. But they may Distributed by MCT Information Services

6 Campus Circle - January 16-30, 2014 Film | Music | Culture AROUND L.A.

DEAR USC STUDENTS: GET OFF CAMPUS! Explore what Downtown L.A. has to offer.

Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/MCT Regal Cinemas is located at LA Live, a great hub for spotting celebs! BY SYDNEY CHAMPION

When I was at USC, I rarely ventured off campus to explore Instead of The Pizza Studio for really good pizza, try: Down & Out (music) the ever-exciting Downtown Los Angeles. This was largely 9th Street Pizza 501 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90013 due to the fact I didn’t have a car and was afraid to try public 231 E. 9th Street, Los Angeles 90015 This place doesn’t serve any food, but it has a full bar, pool transportation. How foolish of me. The closest you’ll get to New York-style pizza in DTLA is 9th Street tables, a large dance floor and a photo area set up like a jail As a student living very close to DTLA, you have an Pizza. The Pizza Studio is innovative and great, but the pizzas at cell where you can take “mug shots” with your camera phone obligation to step out of your comfort zone and see what this 9th Street are huge and thin, with enormous slices oozing with – tons of fun! hip city has to offer. Drive, carpool, take the tram, Metro or call melted cheese. Definitely order the Everything Pizza. With no cover, this is a great place to hit up on a Friday a Lyft to discover DTLA’s great eateries, bars and entertainment or Saturday night for dancing. They play mainstream hip- venues! Instead of University Village 3 Theaters for movie, try: hop and R&B with a little EDM mixed in here and there, but LA Live Regal Cinemas be warned: some Friday nights, they love to play ‘90s hip-hop Instead of Freebirds, Taco Bell, Del Taco and Chipotle for 1000 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 90015 basically the whole night. Mexican food, try: Regal Cinemas can get a little expensive, charging $14.75 for El Cholo General Admission. Oh, and there’s no student discount. Seven Grand (drinks) 1037 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles 90015 However, this is still a far better theater than the one in University 515 W 7th Street, #2, Los Angeles 90014 El Cholo is a L.A. staple and a rite of passage for all Angelenos. Village. Did you know L.A. boasts incredible bars that serve just one Enchiladas, tacos, burritos – this Mexican restaurant has all of Regal is conveniently located next to popular eateries type of alcohol? Case in point: Seven Grand, which serves the basics. such as Yardhouse, Wolfgang Puck and even a few food trucks creative whiskey and bourbon cocktails. The original flagship is located between Pico and Olympic, on Olympic. Just make sure you get there early if you plan on Fellas, you’ll love this place for its impressive collection. and (get this) it has a very special deal exclusively for USC grabbing a bite to eat before a film, because LA Live can get And ladies, you might not like the taste of whiskey or bourbon students: 50 percent off all entrees Monday through Thursday! annoyingly crowded. now, but I guarantee you will acquire a taste for it after you It’s located at 1121 S. Western Ave. if you want to check it out. order the Cranberry Rose, an alcoholic shaved ice concoction Downtown Independent with cranberries, rosemary, citrus and bourbon. Senor Fish 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles 90012 422 E. 1st Street, Los Angeles 90012 (Little Tokyo) If you love indie movies and guzzling down beers as you watch Instead of Tommy’s Place or Ground Zero for live This Little Tokyo gym has some of the best fish tacos I’ve ever those indie movies, you need to check out the Downtown entertainment, try: had in L.A. On a random weeknight, take a break from studying Independent. Nokia Theatre or Club Nokia for your midterms, grab a few friends and make sure you order Located just a few blocks away from Pershing Square and 777 Chick Heart Court & 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles the Grilled Fish Taco and the Grilled Scallops Tacos. Ah. Mazing. the Civic Center, this theater has a hipster-like atmosphere. It 90015 doesn’t play big-budget studio films, but you can catch comedies, Don’t be confused – these are two separate venues that are Instead of Soy for sushi, try: dramas and more as well as special screenings and attend meet- both located at LA Live. Nokia Theatre has theater-style Wokcano and-greets with actors and directors. Also, the theater hosts a seating, while Club Nokia has seats in the front with a general 800 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles 90017 comedy show every Tuesday! standing area in the back near the bar. Catch artists such as When it comes to sushi in DTLA, everyone knows to go to Machine Gun Kelly, EMBLEM3 and Lindsey Stirling at Club Wokcano’s. Sometimes it can get a little busy, especially between Instead of the 901 Bar & Grill or Traddies for drinks, food & Nokia and Miguel, Big Sean, Jason Derulo, Ciara and Sean 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. when people are getting off from work, but it’s music, try: Paul (part of Power 106’s Valentine’s Crush) at Nokia Theatre. honestly more fun to go when it’s buzzing with professionals. Big Wang’s (food) The Spicy Tuna on Crispy Rice is an appetizer favorite, and 801 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90017 Trojans, the bottom line is this: DTLA is really not that scary. you won’t go wrong with the Late Night Party Roll (crabmeat, Big Wang’s is a popular spot for avid sports watchers and those Make the most out of your time at USC by exploring one of lobster, scallops) Volcano Roll (crispy shrimp tempura) or looking for bar food. My favorite cholesterol-high items: Chili the city’s most diverse neighborhoods! Lobster Roll (baked lobster, snow crab and avocado). Cheese Fries, Heart Attack Fries and Garlic Buffalo Wings. www.CampusCircle.com Campus Circle - January 16-30, 2014 7 FILM WILL ARNETT, KATHERINE HEIGL GET NUTTY IN THE NUT JOB Toonbox

Katherine Heigl (L) and Will Arnett (R) get a grasp on being cartoon voice-overs.

BY FREDERICK MINTCHELL

The Nut Job is the latest animated feature film different discipline.” Heigl was cautiously excited about her first voice-over role hitting theaters this month. It follows the travails of Surly (voiced Playing the straight, uh, squirrel to all the other nuts in the in an animated film. by Will Arnett), a mischievous squirrel and his rat friend Buddy, film is Heigl. The character of Andie is headstrong, principled “I just really wanted to be a part of something that I could who plan a nut store heist of outrageous proportions, unwittingly and incorruptible in her mission to protect and stand by the share with my kids,” she said, “and we’re BIG animated movie finding themselves embroiled in a much more complicated and park’s rule of law, a difficult task when crazies surround you. watchers. I think we pretty much queue something up every hilarious adventure. night to watch with the kids. I thought it would be fun if I was The movie kicks off in idyllic “Liberty Park,” an oasis nestled actually in [the movie]…It was a little intimidating, and I was within the sprawling ‘50s metropolis of fictional Oakton City. The “It was really awkward and very self-conscious, which is the absolute the worst thing that park is host to a variety of winged and footed creatures - mice, you can be as an actor. You cannot be self-conscious.” ground hogs, rats… and of course, squirrels. Lots of squirrels. All actors experiencing the voice-over world for the first “I don’t think there has ever been an animated movie purely strange, and then you start getting time have to adapt to a new way of acting, so to speak, and rom- about squirrels,” said director Peter Lepeniotis. “Usually, they play com veteran Heigl was no different. supporting roles. They’re fascinating rodents. In large cities, we “It was really awkward and strange, and then you start don’t even notice them.” into it, and you’re alone, getting into it, and you’re alone, in this room, with a microphone, There are three main squirrel leads: Arnett (Surly), Katherine and [the crew is behind] a glass window watching you, and Heigl (Andie) and Brendan Fraser (Grayson). In a funny twist to you’re jumping around and doing all this weird stuff. You’re the classic romantic triangle, the director explained, “Grayson’s in this room, with a microphone, kind of on your own when you’re doing it…in live action, you’re after Andie, Andie is secretly after Surly, and Surly secretly wants working with someone else and what they do.” to be like Grayson.” Arnett further elaborated on the “weird” voice-over Though he may be best known for his small screen roles and [the crew is behind] a glass process. in “Arrested Development,” “30 Rock” and “The Millers,” Arnett “You have to do what they call exertion, which is like falling is no stranger to big screen animated movies. The Nut Job is his or whatever. They’re on the other side of the booth and they’re latest voice role following Despicable Me, Horton Hears a Who! window watching you, and you’re like, ‘Okay, now you’re getting hit in the face by a 2x4 and then and Ratatouille, among others. you fall three stories and... go!’ You’re like, ‘What? How would I “For Surly, I always knew I wanted Will Arnett. Other actors sound like if...oomph, aaaah?’” came up, but I always pushed for Will,” Lepeniotis explained. jumping around and doing He added, “It is freeing in some ways that you can hide “Will has that superb comedic timing, mixed with the charm behind the microphone. But also, what makes it a little harder in and wit this character required.” certain ways is you have to convey a lot through just your voice. Arnett joked about his affinity for voice-over roles versus all this weird stuff.” You have to convey a lot of emotion and so, it’s just a different live-action roles: “I think that most people would say that they discipline, a different muscle that you have to work.” prefer not to have to see my face…I’m an idiot. I get it. But, Though it might be a different discipline and a different they’re different. They each have their pros and cons, of course, “Katherine’s character really unifies and glues all the muscle, these comedy stalwarts promise the same result: and doing something like this is fun because you can kind characters together,” reflected producer Graham Moloy. “She countless laughs for everyone. of create the world. You can kind of do anything. You can go grounds the movie, both as the romantic lead to Surly and the off and be crazy and um, it’s just a different experience. It’s a moral compass of the film.” The Nut Job releases in theaters Jan. 17, 2014.

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12 Campus Circle - January 16-30, 2014 Film | Music | Culture MUSIC EDITOR’S PICK THE CRYSTAL METHOD SLOWS MUSIC BEST BETS Top 5 musical acts you have to see DOWN, BUT NOT FOR LONG at Coachella 2014! BY SYDNEY CHAMPION BY JOSH HERWITT When Scott Kirkland (R) got sick, he and bandmate 5. Ellie Goulding Ken Jordan (L) had to When: Friday, April 11 & 18 postpone an album. to call it The Crystal Method,” Kirkland joked recently before Why: The girl is known to be a firecracker during a live dropping an all-too-fitting “Breaking Bad” reference. “It’s a show. I bet “Anything Could Happen” and “Lights” Walter White-approved name!” performed on stage is nothing less than extraordinary. Jordan, meanwhile, is just relieved to have his band mate And how awesome would it be if Calvin Harris came back alongside him. out during “I Need Your Love” or vice versa?! “He seems to have a new whole appreciation for life and being able to do what he loves for a living,” Jordan said of 4. Pharrell Williams Kirkland since his recovery. “He’s been back better than he’s ever When: Saturday, April 12 & 19 been before.” Why: One, I want to see this man who never ages in And when it comes to the Los Angeles-based act’s latest person (he’s 40 years old!). Two, maybe he’ll gives us material, it shows. a sneak of some of the collab projects he’s got coming The 11-track album, which features 2011 “The Voice” up this year, including work with Mac Miller and T.I. runner-up Dia Frampton on “Over It” and country sensation Who knows? Maybe, we’ll get a surprise guest. And LeAnn Rimes on “Grace,” takes a page out of the band’s earlier more importantly, Williams is working on a solo work that has earned it multiple television, movie and video record, and I’m itchin’ to see what he has in store. game spots over the years. “We just let collaborations naturally occur,” Jordan said. “If 3. Skrillex you enjoy working with someone, the music always comes out When: Saturday, April 12 & 19 a lot better.” Why: Admittedly, I’m not a huge EDM fan, but I can But when it came to the video for “Over It,” The Crystal get down with Skrillex. There’s something about his Method didn’t want to take the easy way out, so it went in a music that’s unlike other electronic sounds. Basically, different direction by staging a “Top Chef”-style baking his beats don’t give me piercing headaches. When competition that stars Frampton and includes cameo “First of the Year” or “Scary Monsters and Nice appearances from both Jordan and Kirkland. Sprites” comes on, I find myself transported back to “The song was obviously about a relationship, but we my college years, dancing on top of tables at a frat didn’t want to make it about a relationship,” Jordan said. “All party...and I love it! reality TV is never really about whatever you think it is. It’s just about drama.” 2. Outkast The Las Vegas natives have certainly learned a lot about When: Friday, April 11 & 18 collaborating with singers since working with Motown legend Why: Last week I was jammin’ to “Hey Ya!” and I Martha Reeves in 2011 for the RE:GENERATION Music Project, thought, “What the hell happened to these guys?” I was which also saw tracks from DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex pretty ecstatic to hear Big Boi and Andre 3000 were When doctors first detected a posterior fossa and Pretty Lights. reuniting to perform two nights at Coachella! There arachnoid cyst in the brain of The Crystal Method’s Scott Yet, after over 20 years in the business, Jordan and Kirkland probably won’t be any new music, but that’s fine with Kirkland last spring, there were plenty of people close to him are also proving that they’re more than capable of adapting to me - classics such as “Ms. Jackson,” “Roses” and “So who were concerned. the ever-changing landscape of electronic music. Fresh, So Clean” will satisfy my Outkast cravings. “I was kind of freaked out,” his longtime partner-in-crime While opening track “Emulator” and the spacey “Jupiter Ken Jordan recalled when he first learned of the news. Shift” offer some old-school big beat flavor that The Crystal 1. Lorde Jordan, after all, remembered when his wife’s father was Method made its name on in the early 90’s, cuts like “Sling When: Saturday, 12 & 19 diagnosed with brain cancer, and he couldn’t imagine seeing his the Decks” and “Dosimeter” tap into some of today’s more Why: It’s LORDE -- need I say more? band mate go through the same thing. ubiquitous EDM genres such as electro house and dubstep. Fortunately for Kirkland, the cyst that was the “size of a Jordan and Kirkland, in the meantime, pay homage to their Coachella takes place April 11-13 and April 18-20. Twinkie” was benign, so with a full recovery from surgery, he L.A. roots on “110 to the 101,” as high-pitched synths carry the was expected to be back in the studio to finish the electronic melody over a funked-out backbeat. duo’s fifth full-length record shortly thereafter. “It’s been two decades since this started, and electronic “Any time brain surgery is involved, it’s pretty scary,” music has enjoyed a huge resurgence,” Jordan said. “We wanted Jordan added. to reintroduce ourselves to the world.” But not long after the initial procedure, Kirkland’s health For now, most of the world will have to wait to see The turned for the worse. Contracting a spinal fluid infection, he Crystal Method perform live. spent the next month in intensive care. Outside of a hometown show at the El Rey earlier this The Crystal Method quickly canceled work on the album, month that featured a live band, the duo currently has only one its upcoming tour and any other plans it may have had in the other show scheduled to date. coming months. That doesn’t mean the two beatmakers haven’t been busy, “We just said everything’s canceled,” Jordan said. “We though. decided that there would be no schedule until he’s better.” Between finishing its new album and creating the music The lumbar spinal drain — more commonly known as a every week for J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi drama “Almost Human” on spinal tap — that Kirkland would subsequently have triggered a FOX, Jordan and Kirkland barely have time to sleep these days. level of pain he had never experienced before, but it was the time “It took us two or three years to come up with 10 or 12 he missed in the studio and out on the road that hurt the most. songs for an album, and now we’re doing like 20-30 songs “I can’t tell you how frustrating it is for me that my health a week,” explained Jordan, who in the past also produced the has made us postpone the release of the new record and cancel theme music for FOX’s “Bones” with Kirkland. “This is unlike a summer full of amazing shows,” Kirkland said when he any challenge we’ve ever faced.” originally announced the news back in May. Still, if there’s one band that can handle those kinds of Now several months later, and The Crystal Method have demands, it’s The Crystal Method. finally released its self-titled LP that follows 2009’s Grammy- nominated Divided by Night. The Crystal Method’s self-entitled album is available now. You can “We hate coming up with album titles, and it was just easier catch the duo at the El Rey on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. www.CampusCircle.com Campus Circle - January 16-30, 2014 13 CALENDAR Hollywood Pantages

It’s back! “The Book of Mormon” was a huge hit in 2012 and promises to be even better this spring!

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S tephen M. D owell /O rlando entinel /MCT FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 reLAcation Lounge Theatre Circus 6201 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles Cirque du Soleil: Totem facebook.com/reLAcationshow Santa Monica Pier “reLAcation” is about stories and talent. The stories are from 200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica people who have moved from around the world to Los Angeles. cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/totem/tickets/santa-monica.aspx Some are living their dreams, while others are finding sorrow. In In May 2013, TOTEM won a Drama Desk Award in New York the end, they hope to find happiness. After they tell their stories, City for Outstanding Unique Theatrical Experience. Written they will show off their talent. Talents range from comedians, and directed by world-renown multidisciplinary artist Robert musicians, singers and magicians. Lepage, TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human When Friday, January 17, 2014-Saturday, January 18, 2014 species, from the original amphibian state to the ultimate desire Time 8:00 p.m. to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the Price $20 symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. When Friday, January 17, 2014-Sunday, February 9, 2014 SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 Times Check website for times Prices Check website for prices CMusic Justin Timberlake Guitar Center Drum Off Finals The Forum Comedy Club Nokia 3900 W. Manchester, Inglewood Joan Rivers 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles justintimberlake.com Saban Theatre drumoff.guitarcenter.com 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills Thousands of drummers from across the country entered, Supposedly, the lyrics of Timberlake’s 2003 joan.co but only one of the five finalists playing this night will be the Before her stints on E!, QVC and reality TV, she was one of the champion. hit, “Cry Me a River,” were influenced by funniest, edgiest stand-up comics around. In fact, she was one of When Saturday, January 18, 2014 Johnny Carson’s favorite guest hosts for a while. Time 8:00 p.m. his breakup with former “The New Mickey When Friday, January 17, 2014 Prices Check website for prices Time 9:00 p.m. Mouse Club” co-star Britney Spears in Prices Check website for prices Festivals Lunar New Year Festival 2002. Expos Pacific Asia Museum L.A. Times Travel & Adventure Show 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena L.A. Convention Center pacificasiamuseum.org 1201 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the fourth annual Lunar New When Monday, January 20, 2014 events.latimes.com/travelshow Year Festival. Admission to the events, performances, crafts, From safaris to scuba diving, wind surfing to wine tours, demonstrations and museum galleries is free. Times Check website for times archeology excursions to relaxing on a pristine beach, here’s When Saturday, January 18, 2014 where you’ll discover amazing travel destinations, attractions, Time 11:00 a.m. Prices Check website for prices activities, resorts, products, luxury goods and so much more. Price Free When Friday, January 17, 2014-Sunday, January 19, 2014 S CONCE RT Times Check website for times Prices Check website for prices TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 Film Theatre Exhibits Pitch Perfect The Book of Mormon photo l.a. 2014 The Nuart The Pantages L.A. Mart Design Center 11272 Santa Monica, Los Angeles 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 1933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles landmarktheatres.com/market/losangeles/nuarttheatre.htm hollywoodpantages.com/book-of-mormon photola.com The role of Gail was originally written for Kristen Wiig but she Who would have thought that a musical from the creators of The largest photo-based art fair in the country brings together declined due to scheduling conflicts. Elizabeth Banks, one of the “South Park” would win nine Tony’s and a slew of critics awards? photography dealers from around the globe, displaying the film’s producers, eventually took the role. Director Jason Moore When Tuesday, January 21, 2014-Sunday, May 11, 2014 finest masterworks from the 19th century continuing through will be there in person to introduce the film. Times Check website for times contemporary videos and multi-media installations. When Friday, January 17, 2014 Prices Check website for prices When Thursday, January 16, 2014-Sunday, January 19, 2014 Time 11:59 p.m. Times Check website for times Price $11 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22

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Free “Best of Bootie 2013” mix Price Free ci.monterey-park.ca.us/index.aspx?page=817 This year will feature vendors offering unique gifts and CDs for the first 100 people through the door! specialty items, food booths with various types of delectable Expos items, amusement rides and lots of live entertainment. The Grand National Roadster Show traditional Chinese New Year lion and dragon dancers along Pomona Fairplex with firecrackers will kick-off the Festival Saturday morning. When Saturday, January 18, 2014 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona Various types of entertainment will be featured on both days. rodshows.com/gnrs/index.html A large carnival fun zone will be featured in parking lots at the Time 9:00 p.m. The longest running indoor car show in the world roars into corner of Garvey and Lincoln Avenues. town with the finest roadsters in the country vying for the When Saturday, January 25, 2014-Sunday, January 26, 2014 Price $10 coveted America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award. 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16 Campus Circle - January 16-30, 2014 Film | Music | Culture MUSIC L.A. MUSIC WITH COLLEGE TIES These musical artists give their alma maters something to brag about!

Falcon Punch went to Occidental to study sociology. You have to catch a King Washington show!

The Ten Thousand is part of UCLA/Westwood’s You might recognize Rozzi growing music scene. Crane from USC or singing with Adam Levine. Flip Cassidy BY CAMPUS CIRCLE STAFF Katherine Reed Photography

Rozzi Crane On his name, Falcon Punch said, “I first wanted to be (2013), which are available on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon. www.rozzicrane.com called Animal Style as homage to In-N-Out. But that never Vents magazine said, “The Overload is pure talent, pure Rozzi Crane is an R&B/soul and pop singer from San Francisco, really clicked, but I still wanted something catchy that people adventure and pure joy – a shimmering gift to music lovers,” though she currently lives in Los Angeles. She attended the could remember easily because they had heard it already. So I and also described it as “addictive, thoughtful, exciting, University of Southern California’s elite Popular Music Program, chose Falcon Punch despite my lack of hardcore Super Smash intelligent rock and roll done with perfection.” pursuing her love for music that began in elementary school. Brothers knowledge.” Meanwhile, The Gears is “…progressive in its writing Crane has opened up for big names such as Earth, Wind, In high school, Falcon Punch played the bass and guitar in while still maintaining a pop sensibility the average listener and Fire and The Steve Miller Band, and she was in the “Red a band. As a sophomore in college, his friend asked him to mix can grasp,” according to King Washington Music. Pages Hot 100” list in 2012 in Hits magazine. Crane is also electronic, hip-hop and break beat, which was his first time King Washington brings much energy into the room, featured in Sins of a Mother, Lifetime’s second most watched producing electronic music. singing with passion and building friendships with their fans. movie. Studying abroad in Amsterdam exposed Falcon Punch to The band frequently plays at various venues all over The USC Trojan is featured in a Maroon 5 song, “Come Nu-Disco and funk music. He created his song, “Where You’ll California. Away,” and is signed by Adam Levine’s record label. Levine Stay,” while abroad. said, “The first time I heard Rozzi sing I knew I had to find Falcon Punch went to Occidental University and has a The Ten Thousand a way to be a part of it. I didn’t have to think about it. She’s degree in sociology. He is originally from Minnesota (a few www.the10k.org THAT incredible,” according to College Roots. miles outside of Minneapolis), but currently lives in Los UCLA’s Westwood music scene has come alive with band Crane would love to collaborate with “…Queen B, Andre Angeles. The Ten Thousand, which features Kevin Daye, Dylan Robin, 3000, and Frank Ocean - Beyoncé because she has inspired me Falcon Punch promises a new mixtape soon. Garrett Harney, Saturo Yamamoto and Nathan Kersey-Wilson. more than anyone, Andre because he has one of the best flows Although unsigned, The Ten Thousand has a wealth of ever, and Frank because he is one of my favorite new artists.” King Washington material already out, including compilation Do UCLA!? Vol.1 Crane is currently on tour with Gavin DeGraw. www.kingwashingtonmusic.com (2013) and Nobody Gets Hurt EP (2013). You can stream both King Washington is an indie rock ‘n’ roll band situated in Los for free on the band’s website. Falcon Punch Angeles, Calif. Tyson Kelly, George Krikes (an USC alum), Billy In 2013, the band played at popular LA venues such as http://www.collegeroots.com/artist/falcon-punch/ Lee, Lucas Ventura and Michael Villiers are members of this the Bootleg Bar and The Echo, as well as college campuses Falcon Punch, a Nu-Disco/funk DJ whose real name is Avery band that brings a fun experience for music lovers. including UCLA, USC, UC Davis and Loyola Marymount Henderson, creates music inspired by the 1970’s and current The band combines, “…the vocal styles and songwriting University. artists. ethos of classic writers of yore, with the angst and adventure A lot of rock, a little bit of folk and a ton of originality, the Much of Falcon Punch’s music is popular in New Zealand, of growing up in 1990’s Los Angeles” to their singing and Ten Thousand promises an eclectic mix of music and a great playing on local radio stations; however, his music has not songwriting, according to King Washington Music. live performance. Make sure you keep your eyes and ears on surfaced on American radio stations yet. They released albums The Gears (2012) and The Overload alert in 2014!

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THE BEST MOMENTS OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON

BY CHRIS DUFRESNE

Los Angeles Times

MCT Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/MCT USC and UCLA’s football teams both had some great moments during the 2013-14 season.

Turn out the lights, the parity’s over. The Bowl Cham- longtime Texas followers. Booster Red McCombs, on a San An- Lane Kiffin at LAX shortly after the team arrived back from pionship Series era of equal access and catering to college foot- tonio radio show, called the hire “a kick in the face” and sug- Tempe. It set off a bizarre few months in which USC ended up ball’s “little guys” ended [Jan. 6] at the Rose Bowl when Florida gested Strong would make a “fine position coach.” This, mind going 10-4 with, technically, four head coaches. Interim coach State ended the Southeastern Conference’s winning streak. The you, was Steve Patterson’s first big hire as Texas’ new athletic Ed Orgeron quit after Haden named Steve Sarkisian as the new new playoff format will weed out the weak, make the big con- director. coach. Sarkisian then watched assistant coach Clay Helton lead ferences richer and the small conferences poorer. Why do you USC to an inspired Las Vegas Bowl win over Fresno State. think Chris Petersen finally left Boise State for Washington? 7. Breaking the Cardinal rule There are exciting times ahead for everyone except the Sun Belt “Third and two at the Utah six” is a down and distance that 3. That was a big tip Conference and the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Death to the BCS was should haunt Stanford fans for years. The Cardinal was trail- If not for Chris Davis’ return for the ages, Auburn’s Hail Mary finally achieved, and along with it some of the fun that made ing the unranked Utes by six points in Salt Lake on Oct. 12 but win over Georgia two weeks earlier would earn best-play hon- this sport so fantastically flawed. had a chance to escape with victory. Instead of sticking to its ors. There was actually skill involved in Davis’ field-goal return. Before we move on to the logic and order of a four-team power mantra of “run, run, run,” Stanford opted for two last- Auburn’s 43-38 win over Georgia was pure luck. Faced with playoff (that will be eight teams within 10 years), let’s reflect on minute passes that fell incomplete. Tyler Gaffney, who would fourth and 18, Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall heaved an the top moments of the last BCS season we’ll ever love to hate: carry 45 times in a Nov. 7 win over Oregon, carried only 16 underthrown pass that should have been knocked down by two times against Utah. As it turned out, that defeat cost Stanford a Georgia defenders. Instead, the ball deflected to Ricardo Louis, 10. He was game-clocked going 110 spot in the national title game against Florida State. who raced untouched for the game-winning, 73-yard score. South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, one of the most hyped players in years, finished this season with nearly as 6. Sweet (Left) Home Alabama 2. Saban is nicked many speeding tickets as Heisman Trophy votes. Clowney may Jameis Winston, a second-year freshman from Alabama, was The last play of this year’s Iron Bowl was the best final second own history’s earliest exit from Heisman contention. a relative unknown last August when he beat out sophomore in the history of college football. The amazing intricacies of He was effectively eliminated Aug. 29, three days before Labor Jacob Coker for the starting quarterback job at Florida State. In Davis’ 109-yard return of a missed Alabama field-goal attempt Day, with his missing-in-action performance against North four months, he became the second freshman to win the Heis- were unreal. Auburn’s miracle 34-28 win was possible only be- Carolina. Clowney was later clocked in his car for speeding at man Trophy and the first freshman quarterback to win a BCS cause Alabama was awarded one second on the clock after an 84 and 110 mph, but pro scouts are much more interested in title. Off the field, Winston was named in a sexual assault com- extensive replay review of T.J. Yeldon stepping out of bounds. his 40-yard-dash times. Clowney is still considered a top-five plaint filed by a Florida State student. Winston’s late-season Why did by-the-book Alabama Coach Nick Saban risk trying a pick in this year’s NFL draft. playing status was in doubt until two days before the Atlantic 57-yard field goal? This play will be talked about for as long as Coast Conference title game, when a state attorney announced Roy Riegels’ wrong-way run. 9. Big comebacks by Mora and Hundley there was not enough evidence to file charges. After a second building-block season, UCLA Coach Jim Mora 1. BCS goes out with bang had more leverage than a sumo wrestler and used it to improve 5. “Sparty” beats Smarty The last national title game of the BCS era turned out to be an facilities and secure more money for his assistant coaches. Michigan State earned back some “street cred” for the Big Ten epic when Florida State scored the game-winning touchdown UCLA fans can thank job openings at USC, Washington and Conference with a 24-20 win over Stanford in the 100th Rose with 13 seconds left to defeat Auburn, 34-31. Florida State Texas for allowing Mora to pretend he might actually leave in Bowl game. In a predictably close game pitting Stanford’s bull- clinched a perfect season and ended the SEC’s streak of seven order to get everything he wanted to make UCLA a national headed offense against the nation’s top-ranked defense, the titles. In one last, gasping wheeze, the flawed BCS system deliv- contender. The return of quarterback Brett Hundley, who ac- game came down to a fourth-and-one in the fourth quarter. ered. The remodeled Rose Bowl looked spectacular and will be tually was a threat to leave for the NFL, makes UCLA a pre- Stanford lined up in its “Elephant” formation and tried to stam- remembered for hosting two of the best title games in the 16- season top-10 pick with a chance to be the first Pac-12 repre- pede forward, but fullback Ryan Hewitt was stopped short by year BCS era. Next season, the Rose gets one of two semifinal sentative to participate in the new four-team playoff. middle linebacker Kyler Elsworth, who anticipated the play per- games, but it might never host another championship. If this is fectly. Michigan State (12-1) won its first Rose Bowl since 1988 progress, well, what a shame. 8. Oh, the shark bites, with his teeth, babe and finished No. 3 in the final Associated Press media poll. Mack Brown got knifed. He was chased out as Texas’ coach in [email protected] the same season he passed Woody Hayes on the career victories 4. Loading and unloading zone list. Brown, in 16 years, led Texas to the 2005 BCS title and the It was one of the most memorable airport scenes since “Casa- ©2014 Los Angeles Times 2009 title game, both at the Rose Bowl. He was replaced this blanca.” On the morning of Sept. 29, only hours after USC’s 62- Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes.com week by Louisville Coach Charlie Strong, a curious fit to some 41 loss at Arizona State, USC Athletic Director Pat Haden fired Distributed by MCT Information Services

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