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| '''Arash Markazi''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] currently writing for '']''. | |||
| Markazi, who is of ] decent, was born in ] and raised in ], graduating from ] in ] in ]. He attended the at ] as a freshman before returning home to attend the ], where he received a degree in Print Journalism from the ] in ]. | |||
| He wrote for ] and ] magazines while he was in college, contributing to publications such as '']'', '']'', '']'', ''Rides'' and ''Tongue''. He also wrote for the '']'', '']'' and ]. He gained prominence, however, with a weekly column he wrote for the '']'', the school’s newspaper. His most infamous story was a column in which USC sophomore receiver ] spoke badly about several of his teammates and coaches and told Markazi he planned to enter the ]. | |||
| While he was at USC, Markazi won many journalism awards, including the and Following his graduation in 2004 he was hired by '']''. He also wrote for ''Sports Illustrated on Campus'', appearing on the cover of the ] ] issue, and began writing a weekly column for ''Sports Illustrated''’s website SI.com called "The Hot Read." When he was on vacation in August 2005, he had actor/comedian ] fill in for him. Mohr now has a weekly column on SI.com. Markazi was also credited with hiring ], leader of the ], to write a weekly column for the site. Markazi's intimate and quirky portraits of , caused the Los Angeles Times to name him one of the He also wrote and compiled the story that appeared on the cover of ] magazine in May 2006. It was only the third time the magazine had ranked the best party schools in its over 50-year history. | |||
| He is a two-time ] survivor and a cancer advocate. | |||
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