VHS shelved in favor of DVD quality, efficiency

“VHS rules,” proclaimed fourth-year religious studies student Walter Morales. “I’m so over DVDs. I’m bringing back VHS.” Good luck. As enthusiastic as the old-school Morales is about leading a VHS return to glory, the cold hard truth is that the DVD has replaced VHS as the OWW (Only Way to Watch). Since the late 1990s, […]

Skydiving a good way to end college on high note

It all started something like this: Coworker: Let’s go skydiving. My head: Don’t say yes, don’t say yes. My mouth: Alright, let’s go. My head: Oh, crap. Before I realized that the words “sky” and “dive” don’t necessarily go well together, I had boasted my intentions to too many friends to back out. Next thing […]

Mexican art goes global, departs from usual themes

With “Made in Mexico,” UCLA Hammer Museum’s latest art exhibition, curator Gilbert Vicario poses the question “What Makes Art Mexican?” with no clear-cut answer in mind. The exhibition, which was on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, defies audiences’ conceptions and expectations of Mexican art by downplaying issues of death and sacrifice […]