Archive for November 2009

USC to open postseason at Galen Center

By Jon Haber · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:59 pm

USC to open postseason at Galen Center

The USC women’s volleyball team’s strong finish earns it home court advantage vs. Oklahoma in the first round of the NCAA tourney.

Read the rest of this article »

Rhythm eludes USC in home loss

By Michael Middlehurst-SChwartz · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:57 pm

The USC men’s basketball team can’t find offensive consistency in its narrow loss to Nebraska.

Read the rest of this article »

Smith honored after resurgent defensive night

By Jon Haber · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:56 pm

Smith honored after resurgent defensive night

The linebacker gets Player of the Week awards after the unit’s four-turnover outing.

Read the rest of this article »

Rally saves Trojans’ bid for NCAA tournament

By James Bianchi · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:54 pm

Rally saves Trojans’ bid for NCAA tournament

With a spot to the postseason on the line, USC came through against Stanford in a 9-7 win.

Read the rest of this article »

Sparks fly as USC handles UCLA at home

By Pedro Moura · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:47 pm

Sparks fly as USC handles UCLA at home

An otherwise uneventful game nearly ended in a brawl after the Trojans’ late touchdown pass.

Read the rest of this article »

USC women’s basketball team responds after loss

Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:45 pm

The Women of Troy take down to ranked opponents after falling to Rutgers in the Paradise Jam tournament.

Read the rest of this article »

Discretion is real loser in rivalry

By Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:45 pm

Discretion is real loser in rivalry

This one was ugly to the end. Maybe it’s for the best that this showing was relegated to cable in a timeslot that would keep anyone on the East Coast from watching. Those who did tune in probably flipped the channel before the conclusion. Experiencing Saturday’s USC-UCLA game was as much of a struggle as [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Instead of new tricks, ‘Dogs’ plays dead

By andrew jones · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:36 pm

Instead of new tricks, ‘Dogs’ plays dead

In comedy, the rule of three proposes that things become funnier if they occur three times. After two successive gags involving golf balls to the groin, one can only wonder if a third would have made any difference. Old Dogs, which opened Nov. 25, fails to learn any new tricks. The film centers upon Dan [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Filmmaker relives his ‘Hell’-ish experiences in latest book

By amy baack · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:34 pm

Matthew Howe uses his painful past for comedic effect in the nonfiction novel Film Is Hell.

Read the rest of this article »

‘Modern Warfare 2′ builds on strengths of original

By nicholas slayton · Daily Trojan

November 30, 2009 at 11:34 pm

‘Modern Warfare 2′ builds on strengths of original

As Voltaire once wrote: “It is a lamentable shame that to be a good patriot, one must become an enemy of the rest of mankind.” War is brutal. War is without boundaries. War is intense. Those are the ideas that Infinity Ward took to heart when it set about creating the sequel to its widely [...]

Read the rest of this article »
Page 1 of 3112345...102030...Last »

More News

Turning the Page - A Daily Trojan Supplement

Daily Trojan Poll

The early morning shooting Wednesday near campus marks the second in a week. Does this change your perception of safety off campus?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Archives

November 2009
SMTWTFS
« Oct Dec »
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930 

Browse Archives

Shooting on Raymond Ave

News

Commission grants USC control of Coliseum

Commission grants USC control of Coliseum

Following eight months of negotiations, USC obtained day-to-day control of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a vote by the Coliseum Commission on Monday.The stadium’s ...

USC Trustee Kenneth Leventhal dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, a USC life trustee and namesake of the USC Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting, died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. He ...

Steve A. Kay to be new dean of USC Dornsife

Steve A. Kay, a biology professor from UC San Diego, was appointed the 21st Dean of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences on ...

LAPD, DPS officers to be added to USC area

Numerous measures will be added to secure public safety in and around the university, including additional Los Angeles Police Department officers, technology and education.At a ...

USC forever changed by LA riots

Twenty years ago, on April 29, riots broke out in the city of Los Angeles not far from campus. The 1992 Los Angeles riots carried ...

University almost unhurt by the riots

This article was originally published May 4, 1992, in a special edition of the Daily Trojan. The city will remember the 20th anniversary of the ...

Opinion

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Never has an American president openly supported gay marriage — that is, until President Barack Obama declared his monumental stance last week.Much of our progressive ...

Introspection can motivate, benefit mind

Summer has finally arrived, which means three months of great weather and plenty of exciting things to do, whether it’s in Los Angeles or back ...

Lanes won’t solve USC’s bike problem

Students and administrators have been racking their brains for a solution to the bicycle congestion on campus.But a new bike policy isn’t going to change ...

The marijuana debate is just getting annoying

April was a big month for drugs. From Rihanna rolling a blunt on top of some guy’s head at Coachella to Santa Cruz’s renowned 4/20 ...

Grads: don’t give up hope

As if soon-to-be college graduates need any more reminding, the Associated Press reported Monday that one in two new graduates is jobless or underemployed. According ...

Manufacturing will revamp job market

Industrialization began with modest advances in technology that made once-tedious tasks quicker. The second wave of innovation utilized assembly lines, factories and specialization of manual ...

Sports

Trojans suffer sweep at hands of Ducks

Trojans suffer sweep at hands of Ducks

After being swept by No. 5 Oregon over the weekend, USC is on a skid unlike any the team has experienced all season. Seven consecutive ...

Women of Troy fall in national title game

No. 3 USC lost a defensive battle to No. 1 Stanford 6-4 on Sunday in the NCAA tournament final, as the Cardinal fended off multiple ...

Trojans roll past Aggies in first round of NCAAs

After kicking off the NCAA championships with two sweeps, the men's tennis team looks to string together four more wins to capture its fourth-consecutive NCAA ...

Trojans stumble in NCAA championship game against UC Irvine

No. 1 UC Irvine upended the No. 2 USC men's volleyball team in straight sets to win the NCAA championship Saturday with scores of 25-22, 34-32 ...

Trojans punch ticket to NCAA title game with four-set win

The USC men’s volleyball team earned a spot in the NCAA championship match against UC Irvine after beating Lewis University on Thursday at the Galen ...

Lifestyle

Heavy metal band falls short of potential

The band name Bloody Knives carries the weight of a heavy metal, hardcore punk band’s alias.But the title is deceiving: Artistically choosing to put aside ...

Indie-rock band hopes to remain close to its roots

For L.A. indie-rock quintet Vanaprasta, numbers are everything.Numbers, as guitarist and vocalist Collin Desha explained, “just sort of wrapped everything together.”In one instance, as the ...

Dark Shadows favors camp over story

In a nutshell, Tim Burton’s cinematic style could be described as dark, eccentric and humorous.Anyone familiar with Burton’s previous work, including Corpse Bride and Alice ...

Le Salon de Musiques innovates intimate live concert experience

A sharp intake of breath at the start of a measure, the soft brush as a bow hits the strings --— these intimate details happen ...

Comics offer incentives to maintain readership

It’s a strange time for comics. It’s a strange time for media. Newspapers and books are struggling with the digital market, while films and music ...

Photos

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

The university hosted the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Saturday and Sunday, bringing Angelenos to campus to celebrate and enjoy reading, books and music. ...

In Photos: Students protest sweat shop use

Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation led a group of students in protest on Thursday against university's manufacturing of some USC apparel in sweat shops.Photos by ...

In Photos: Expo Line Tour

The much-anticipated Expo Line is slated to open Phase 1 of the project April 28, 2012, connecting Downtown Los Angeles and the university to La ...

In Photos: Songfest 2012

Various student groups performed five-minute musical skits at Songfest on Friday in Bovard Auditorium. The money raised goes to Troy Camp. [caption id="attachment_49803" align="alignnone" width="581" caption="Members ...

In Photos: LAPD/USC press conference

LAPD and USC held a press conference Friday to announce a $125, 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect ...