Upcoming Art Show at the La Mesa Campus
Lindsay Bodily, Editor-In-Chief
April 22, 2013
Art of Life 2013, National University’s very first art show is coming up. According to Jesse Vigil, a student in the art program, there will be free food and beverages and the event is open to the public. National University will be celebrating a New Generation of Art through the eyes of the students.... Read more »
Chocolate Festival Does More than Satisfy a Sweet Tooth
Jeff Game, Staff Writer
February 24, 2013
A street that is typically lined with boutiques, fine restaurants and quaint bars, was invaded by chocolate lovers on Saturday. Long Beach, Ca. 2nd Street in Belmont Shore held the 9th annual Chocolate Festival on Saturday, February 9. It was chocolate lovers paradise. Presented by the Belmont Shore... Read more »
Nashville is More Than Music
Jeff Game, Staff Writer
January 19, 2013
Nashville is not your typical Southern city filled with banjo playing rednecks with no teeth, cowboy boots, big lady hair, eating grits and not understanding what some guy named Billy Bob is saying, let alone if he is speaking English. Oh sure, you can still see some of that in Nashville, however now... Read more »
Pretty (delicious) in Pink
Mark Taylor, Staff Writer, Grad Zone
January 11, 2013
No matter how typical or strange a day in Hollywood might seem, Pink’s Hot Dogs always will be one of Hollywood’s most popular attractions. It’s not hard to find, just look for the long line on La Brea Avenue. I didn’t expect to be one of Pink’s daily 2,000 customers but a couple of factors... Read more »
Special Kids, Special Program
Kirby Harrison, Staff Writer, Grad Zone
November 14, 2012
The World Needs Ditch Diggers Too
Randall Rheaume, Staff Writer
November 5, 2012
In the 1980 classic comedy Caddy Shack, The main character Danny Noonan tries to get in good standing with Judge Smails to win a scholarship for college. Danny doesn’t want to be a caddy his entire life. When Noonan explains to Smails that his parents can’t afford school, Smails says, “Well, the... Read more »
When Story Impacts Journalist: The Makings of a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Feature Story
Sylvia Mendoza, Co-Editor, Grad Zone
October 6, 2012
Jennifer Hopper sat in a courtroom recounting the horrific details — so very many of them — that shattered her life as much as the quiet stillness of that warm summer night in 2009. In her South Park neighborhood home in Seattle, all semblance of safety and humanity was shattered. Hopper’s sole... Read more »
Help for Families Struggling to Afford School Supplies
Lindsay Bodily, Editor-In-Chief
September 7, 2012
People crowd the aisles, children chatter, and adults toss items into a shopping cart. A cart filled with school supplies. That can mean only one thing; it’s that time of year again; the beginning of the school year, a time when families scramble to get things in order and gather supplies for their... Read more »
A Young Mans Life as a “Couch Surfer”
Lindsay Bodily, Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2012
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida was one of the top ten states with the highest unemployment rates in 2011. Almost eleven percent of the state’s population is unemployed and struggling to survive. Shawn Cunningham feels this pain of unemployment. At only 25, this lanky boy with... Read more »
London after the Games
Jeff Game, Staff Writer
August 17, 2012
Across the pond, the eyes of the world have all been focused on the Olympic Games of 2012 for the last few weeks. Once all the metals are gone and all the nations have headed home, one of the crown jewel cities in all of the United Kingdom, London has several new views, with of course still keeping the... Read more »


