Week as a Wrestler: Day 1

January 20, 2010 • DP Bullington  
Filed under Blogs, Sports

My first day at wrestling practice was harder than I expected. I haven’t worked that hard since Hell Week for football season my sophomore year.  I attended the Junior Varsity practice. Dwayne Buth, head coach of the wrestling program, advised that Varsity would simply be too hard for a beginner... Read more »

John Mayer-Battle Studies

January 15, 2010 • Jake Barnes, Staff Writer  
Filed under Entertainment, Featured A&E, Music

“I was a killer/Was the best they’d ever seen. I’d steal your heart before you’d ever heard a thing.” John Mayer’s fourth studio album “Battle Studies” tells the stories of Mayer’s life and love. The new record tells heart shattering stories... Read more »

Beyoncé-I Am… Yours

January 15, 2010 • Jake Barnes, Staff Writer  
Filed under Entertainment, Featured A&E, Music

Three songs come to mind when you think of Beyoncé “Single Ladies” “Crazy In Love” and “Naughty Girl.” Not many people know that there is much more to the 28 year old singer than dancing and fun lyrics. “I wanna do something a little different, Tonight... Read more »

Playing for Change-Songs Around the World

January 15, 2010 • Jake Barnes, Staff Writer  
Filed under Entertainment, Featured A&E, Music

Every song on “Songs Around The World” is a soulful masterpiece on its own, bringing a blend of deep blues and heart shining reggae. Playing For Change re-invents classics such as “Stand By Me” and “Better Man” while bringing their own blend of musical composition... Read more »

Dashboard Confessional-Alter the Ending

January 15, 2010 • Jake Barnes, Staff Writer  
Filed under Entertainment, Featured A&E, Music

Emo music has changed in a lot of ways since the beginning of the genre. Dashboard Confessional, though, holds on to their roots with their new album “Alter the Ending.” The record begins with the calm hit “Get Me Right” and progress with the solid sounds throughout songs like... Read more »

Swami’s Surf Contest Controversy

January 11, 2010 • Taylor Olson  
Filed under News

The Swami’s Surfing Association is looking for 10,000 people to sign an online petition to ban surf contests at Swami’s Beach. Lately Swami’s has been surrounded by controversy. The Swami’s Surfing Association and Linda Benson, chairman of the Women’s World Long-board Championship... Read more »

San Diego Gets Doused in Napalm & Noise

January 5, 2010 • Sebastian Langkilde, Staff Writer  
Filed under Uncategorized

Metalcore headliner of “The Napalm & Noise Tour”, All That Remains annihilated their audience at Soma this past week, hammering out tunes from their commercially successful album “Overcome”. The band opened their set with “Before the Damn” to anxious... Read more »