2-in-1 L.A. restaurant comes to Riverside

  PATRICIA MEJIA | STAFF WRITER Vietnamese eatery Calibasil and international flat bread concept known as Oven 450 opened its doors for the first time on the sunny afternoon of Oct. 25. Not being what I expected, I was taken away by the originality of this new hip two-in-one restaurant. Focusing on Vietnamese specialty Pho and Banh Mi sandwiches, Calibasil allows you to customize your…

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Campus Smokes

Is RCC a smoke-free or a free smoking campus? Riverside City College is a smoke-free campus, or so it claims to be, according to a banner that was hanging between two palm trees in front of the RCC theatre. While it is unclear who took the smoking banner down, the spot is now occupied with…

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It’s time to remember Cheri Jo

VALERIE OSIER |STAFF WRITER It was something that simply did not happen then, not in peaceful Riverside. Many have said it, “stripped Riverside of its innocence.” And 47 years later, people still haven’t forgotten. “Nobody from my generation is going to forget this, it rocked the town,” said Jeannie Casil-Miller, who knew the victim. It…

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Is RCC disaster ready?

When the Zombie apocalypse strikes, can the school handle it? Josa Lamont | News Editor In a world where changes are prevalent and unpredictable, disaster looms around every corner. Despite the imminent dangers, Riverside City College holds class on a sunny fall day like any other day. A teacher drones before a white board in front of a classroom about articles and adjectives, or…

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J.B. on the ball: Fantastic Freshman

John Braxton | Staff Writer Ice water running through the veins of the 19-year-old has proven to be more than enough. College football is very exciting; from week to week you never know what can happen. These young men at these big time universities have a lot of pressure on them some players can handle…

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Carrie Lives Again

JOSHUA LAKEY | STAFF WRITER It’s 1976, and Carrie White is awaiting high school hunk Tommy Ross to pick her up and accompany her to her high school senior prom. Except it’s not 1976 and Carrie White isn’t played by Sissy Spacek. It’s 2013 and Hollywood’s star on the rise Chloe G. Moretz along side…

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Pokemon returns with new game “X and Y”

RAFAEL RIOS | STAFF WRITER For older fans a combination of  nostalgia mixed with excitement sets in with the release of “Pokémon X and Y.” Nintendo first released “Pokémon Red” and “Green” in Japan in 1996, but it wasn’t until Sept. 1998 that “Pokémon Red” and “Pokémon Blue” was released in North America, which was made for the Gameboy and Gameboy Color. For gamers this…

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‘Ghost Walk’ haunts downtown

JOSHUA LAKEY | STAFF WRITER The 22nd annual haunted “Ghost Walk” kicked off in gruesome, ghastly and wicked fashion in the downtown Mission Inn and Main Street area of Riverside this past Saturday and Sunday Oct. 25 through the 26. Hosted by the California Riverside Ballet Studio, this year’s Ghost Walk carried on with traditionally fun filled spooky themed attractions that children in costumes and…

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