The Maloof Money Cup, a three-day professional skateboarding festival, took place in Costa Mesa this year, with over $450,000 in prize money up for grabs.
Ryan Bailey, Jeff Powers, Rick Merlo, and Tim Hutten represented UCI in the Olympics by winning an unexpected silver medal, their first medal since 1988.
Every semester, a study abroad student will tell you that he or she wants to be immersed in the local culture. They don't want to sit around in classes with American students learning American material from American professors. They don't want to take a quick destination tour. They don't want to be tourists. They want to experience life the same way that the locals do.