Questions to answer before spring practice


If there’s one word synonymous with spring, it’s football. That’s right — now that basketball season is over at USC, it’s time to turn our attention toward the mecca that is Howard Jones Field. The Trojans begin spring practice in just six days. So to get ready, I will take out my Magic 8 ball […]

Letter to the editor


Regarding Dr. Finkelstein The news article published March 11 in the Daily Trojan under the title, “USG-funded speaker event draws criticism,” was a misleading piece of journalism rife with bias against USG-funded guest speaker Dr. Norman Finkelstein, whom Students for Justice in Palestine hosted for a speech that night. The topic of Finkelstein’s lecture was […]

Sample’s influence embodied in Nikias hire


On Thursday, March 11 before spring break, when I left my last class of the week to go home and pack, I quickly checked my e-mail. Upon first glance, I thought I received yet another e-mail from Provost C. L. Max Nikias. Instead, the subject line read “C. L. Max Nikias named 11th president of […]