Crocs are back in Style
The shoes we used to wear as young kids are back in style and seen all around campus today! Crocs have become a new fashion statement in 2017 and even seen on the fashion runway during London Fashion Week in Christopher Kane’s new designs. Ever since the public saw models strut the runway wearing Crocs, people, especially college students and teens, have started to pull out their Crocs and wear them again. The old 2000s fashion statement is back and ready to take on the world.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty Dies
Lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, died at age 66 on Oct. 2. Petty suffered from a heart attack in his home in Malibu, California and was then rushed to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He passed away there with everyone close to him by his side. Petty was a face of rock and roll since he created the band Heartbreakers and helped them gain success in the rock and roll world. Some of their successes include “Refugee,” “Don’t Do Me Like That” and “The Waiting.”
Mean Girls Day Fundraises for Las Vegas Shooting
Ever since 2004, society has declared Oct. 3 to be Mean Girls Day because of Lindsay Lohan’s quote, “It’s Oct. 3,” that her character says to her crush Aaron Samuels. This year, the cast of this famous movie decided to give back by raising money on a GoFundMe page in honor of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. The actors reached out to their fans asking each of them to donate $3 to get to their goal of $300,000. By the afternoon of Oct. 3, they got to $10,000.
Weinstein fired from Weinstein
The American and Oscar-winning television and film producer of the Weinstein Co., Harvey Weinstein, has recently been charged and accused of sexual misconduct by multiple different people that he has worked with in the past. Weinstein admitted to this behavior and has apologized for his actions multiple times. However, he was still let go from his company.