New USC challenged to survive 2011 climate


Last June, after a four-year NCAA investigation, then-USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett echoed a commonly held sentiment: The NCAA had it in for USC. At a hotel ballroom in San Francisco, filled with 180 university boosters, Garrett responded to the Committee on Infractions’ 67-page report by accusing college athletics’ governing body of jealousy. “As I […]

Charlie Sheen tour fails


The Charlie Sheen craze has officially begun to wear off. There was a period during the catastrophic events of Japan that one didn’t often hear about the daily doings and sayings of Charlie Sheen but recently another turn of events has caused him to return to the spotlight. His opening night of “My Violent Torpedo […]

Springtime


Anna Karapetyan (right), a freshman majoring in psychology, and Erika Hang, a freshman majoring in communication, eat cotton candy during Spring Fling, which was held on McCarthy Quad on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The University Residential Student Community hosted the event, which included a slip ‘n’ slide.

Student input is a healthy ingredient


Now that Trojan Grounds has returned to its usual 24-hour operations, it seems USC Hospitality’s attempts to make amends have temporarily mollified the student body. Of course, some students will still complain about the limited options in Everybody’s Kitchen, blanch at the prohibitive prices at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. But overall, USC Hospitality has […]