USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: The California Spiny Lobster

By Alyssa Dykman In the cool waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean lies the California spiny lobster. The lobster, Panulirus interruptus, can be found on the rocky substrates of the coastal ocean floor between Monterey Bay, California and the northwestern coast of Mexico. A majority of the population is found off the coastline from Point [...]

Employers Say They Want Applicants With Job Experience

Employers Say They Want Applicants With Job Experience

Sanders ends career at Dreher on top

By Josh Cruse joshc@thecolumbiastar.com The high school track and field championships were held at Spring Valley High School Friday and Saturday May 10 and 11. At the conclusion of those events, Dreher sprinter Brandon Sanders found himself in a familiar position...at the top. For the fourth straight year, Sanders won the Class AAA 100 and 200 meter dashes. read more

McIlroy and Fowler - golf's next great rivalry?

Golf's best-case scenario: Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler grapple again this weekend at the Players Championship, or next month in the U.S. Open at the Olympic Club. Or, better yet, on both grand stages. McIlroy and...

No sympathy for the creative class

They’re pampered, privileged, indulged – part of the “cultural elite.” They spend all their time smoking pot and sipping absinthe. To use a term that’s acquired currency lately, they’re entitled . And they’re not – after all – real Americans. This what we hear about artists, architects, musicians, writers and others like them. And it’s part of the reason the struggles of the creative class in ...