TREND ALERT BOOTS

As winter slowly transitions into spring, students are wearing boots in all di erent fashions. On campus, the typical indie-hipster rocks a Doc Marten with the occasional platform. For a more Western motif, Lancers bring a taste of Texas with cowgirl and cowboy boots. Emerging from the basement of Old James where Communication Arts students linger, tall leather boots help weather the storm.

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“This is one of the treasures of Los Angeles!! It can’t close!” Johnson wrote in his comment on the post.

This leisurely activity is an experience many students on campus may not have had. Luckily, for students who live on campus or in the vicinity, Van Buren Drive-in Theater is still up and running, o ering newly released films and older movies alike.

Tristan Ryan, sophomore biochemistry and molecular biology major, had not been to a drive-in theater in years after the first couple of times he had gone with his family.

“It is cool to go back now,” Ryan said. “It is nostalgic.” Drive-in theaters are not the typical place to go to catch a quick flick, but coming out of the pandemic, drive-ins were a great spot for people to prac-

“I did not know that drivein theaters were still a thing until COVID-19,” said Emme Buhl, senior English major. “I heard about drive-in theaters because I would see them in old movies. During COVID, I wanted to go to drive-in theaters because it was one of the only open things you could do.”

Southern California lost a drive-in theater famous to the area, but the experience is not gone yet.

For those looking for a fun and private experience of nostalgia and comfort, the Van Buren Drive-In has the potential to deliver for students looking for activities to do around the area after 7:00 p.m.

While drive-ins may seem obsolete when competing with the usual sit-down movie theaters, it is a funky alternative that local students can still take advantage of. For more ifo visit the Van Buren Drive-in website.