McCourt not to blame for Dodgers mess


Frank McCourt is in the poor house, and Major League Baseball recently took steps to ensure his financial problems no longer affect the Los Angeles Dodgers’ day-to-day operations. McCourt, who is in the middle of a lengthy and heavily publicized divorce trial with ex-wife Jamie McCourt, had spent so much money on his lavish lifestyle […]

$110 million donation going toward scholarships


A $110 million donation for scholarships will be annonced Wednesday. The donation was made by John Mork, chief executive of Energy Corp. of America and alumn of USC, and his wife Julie Mork, who runs the firm’s charitable foundation. Both are Trustees of the University. The donation is supposed to cover tuition and some expenses […]

Suspicious green liquid on campus


Students around USC have been seeing green lately, but what’s really the source of the mysterious green goo appearing on campus? Ahmed Fahim | Daily Trojan (Click to enlarge)

Researchers making a difference


By Sophia Lee Writing a research paper need not involve labor-intensive and time-consuming readings of texts. Instead, imagine videos, images, colors, graphs and speech lighting up each page. Words might be non-linear and color-coded, linking to relevant information and visuals. And perhaps, it might even pique enough curiosity in the reader to start a discussion. […]

Molding minds to mold minds


Funded through grants and private donation, the School of Education sees its research thrive on small and large scales.