By Andy Quintana |Staff Writer| I am ashamed to admit that I have no school spirit. It’s not that CSUSB doesn’t put out great student events because it does. I believe something that keeps students from showing school spirit might be indifference. I need to learn how to overcome indifference and to have pride in my school. Every school needs school spirit to promote a sense of community among. It becomes an important factor in the success and retention of its student body. “When the student body is involved in events on and off campus, it demonstrates a passion for school pride that is immeasurable and contagious,” said Adrianne Burns, director of University Advancement … [Read more...] about No School Spirit here
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Baz Luhrmann gives The Great Gatsby a modern makeover
By Shannon Luster |Staff Writer| “The Great Gatsby” draws viewers with such realistic looking special effects that it places you into the wondrous, dangerous world of millionaire Jay Gatsby. Although it faced stiff competition with “Iron Man 3” at the box office, “The Great Gatsby” managed to open at number two and earned $51.1 million in its opening weekend, according to the IMDb Charts. Producer, writer and director Baz Luhrmann, director of movies like "Romeo and Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge," has returned with his take on the novel, "The Great Gatsby." Traces of "Romeo and Juliet" also showed up in "The Great Gatsby," since both movies revolved around a pair of lovers becoming … [Read more...] about Baz Luhrmann gives The Great Gatsby a modern makeover