Archive for April 2011

Swastika painted on Gateway wall

By Kira Brekke ·

April 25, 2011 at 11:37 pm

USC Hillel, DPS and Gateway management are working together to find the culprit.

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Funding an obstacle for green groups

By Pia Bhathal ·

April 25, 2011 at 11:36 pm

Funding an obstacle for green groups

Despite the abundance of student environmental groups, many struggle financially.

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Childhood hero

April 25, 2011 at 11:34 pm

Childhood hero

Bill Nye, an American science educator, comedian, television host and mechanical engineer, returned to USC to hold a question and answer session Monday night after he fainted during his last trip to USC in November. More than 100 people attended the event Monday.  

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Poll finds voters are upset with state’s budget

By David Lowenstein ·

April 25, 2011 at 11:31 pm

Seventy percent of the California voters polled said they were unhappy with the state’s direction.

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Q&A with USC’s Sophia Popov

By maheen sahoo ·

April 25, 2011 at 10:18 pm

Q&A with USC’s Sophia Popov

The freshman from Germany helped lead a short-handed USC squad to a Pac-10 title.

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The harsh realities of collegiate football

By Josh Jovanelly ·

April 25, 2011 at 10:16 pm

I’ve been coming to USC football games for as long as I can remember. I’ve been to games as a giddy kid, a drunken student and a dispassionate journalist. I don’t have to tell you which setting was the most fun. As I look back on the three years I covered the team and the [...]

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Trojans host Long Beach, seek revenge

By nick burton ·

April 25, 2011 at 10:15 pm

Trojans host Long Beach, seek revenge

After winning its third straight series, USC looks to avenge an early season loss to the Dirtbags.

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Looking beyond the summer blockbusters

By Cara Dickason ·

April 25, 2011 at 9:13 pm

Summer’s starting early this year. In Hollywood, at least, summer begins with the release of the first big blockbuster hopeful. Thor, due May 6, will be followed by countless other “event” movies, big-budget action flicks and a record number of sequels. The summer box office will no doubt be dominated by the likes of the [...]

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Meek’s Cutoff a stark, engaging movie

By lauren barbato ·

April 25, 2011 at 9:10 pm

Meek’s Cutoff a stark, engaging movie

The film follows a family on the Oregon trail in a quiet but powerful directorial style.

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Morgan Spurlock crafts hilarious film

By genevieve geoghan ·

April 25, 2011 at 9:08 pm

Morgan Spurlock crafts hilarious film

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold pokes fun at major companies and advertising.

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Community asks for beautification improvements

Community asks for beautification improvements

Local stakeholders urged expansion of the USC Master Plan to include beautification plans for the area west of Vermont Avenue at a meeting for the ...

Roundup

The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety daily incident log from Wednesday, Jan. 25. Crimes against propertyat 7:37 p.m., DPS officers ...

Sen. Padilla to speak to ’SC students

California Sen. Alex Padilla is scheduled to speak with students at USC today on various issues facing the state, such as immigration reform, education budget ...

No words

Edlin Yousefi, a senior majoring in communication, protests Armenian genocide with fellow students Thursday on Trousdale Parkway. The All-Armenian Students Association organized demonstrations across the ...

North side to get swipe-in dining facility

King Hall will be home to a new residential dining facility opening this summer that will replace the current Café 84 retail-dining complex.The new facility, ...

USC Libraries receives $5-million endowment

USC Libraries received a $5-million donation from USC trustee Ronald Sugar and his wife to endow the Valerie and Ronald Sugar Dean’s Chair of the ...

Opinion

Is Obama’s economic blueprint viable?

Is Obama’s economic blueprint viable?

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to remind the public of the merits of the hands-on approach to economics. ...

Is Obama’s economic blueprint viable?

Millions who watched President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night went to bed with a reminder of the “American promise”: Hard work ...

New Swedish religion gets file-sharing right

In America, sharing files is a criminal act. In Sweden, the practice is now a religious experience.Last month, Sweden officially recognized The Missionary Church of ...

Letter to the editor

In honor of Roe v. Wade’s 39th anniversary, Trojans need to talk sex.The misogynist fraternity email last semester was a difficult episode in our school’s ...

East LA can stand on its own

East Los Angeles is in a conundrum. For the past half-century, the residents of the unincorporated area have tried to make it an official city ...

Trojans should fight on for film history

Have you ever noticed those popping, crackling sounds while watching a film at your local movie theater? Those aren’t the sounds of the popcorn at ...

Sports

Women of Troy to take on bay area schools at home

Women of Troy to take on bay area schools at home

Coming off a weekend where Women of Troy defeated the 19th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers, the seventh-ranked women’s swimming team will be hosting the top-ranked Bears and ...

Trojans still have a lot to play for

The injuries are piling up, the losses are piling up, and the story gets older day by day. It’s a story that’s been told before. ...

USC loses ninth straight game

Whatever chance the USC men’s basketball team had at notching its first Pac-12 win of the season Thursday against Colorado took a serious hit less ...

Led by Trojans, Pac-12 is resurging

Over the past six seasons, one idea has been ingrained in many college football fans’ minds: the South Eastern Conference is far and away the ...

Women of Troy look to get back on track at Colorado

Following a narrow overtime loss on Sunday, the USC women’s basketball team is looking to rebound with a visit to Boulder, Colo., where they will ...

Lifestyle

The Grey critiques values of mankind

The Grey critiques values of mankind

Liam Neeson is Hollywood’s resident badass. From Unknown, where he dominated a group of Russian spies, to Taken, where he destroyed an entire coalition of ...

Songwriters deserve credit from listeners and music world

For every great artist, there’s often a greater songwriter at work behind the scenes.That’s because a significant amount of artists, many of them mainstream, show ...

Extensive series limit reader opportunities

I often hear from non-comic book readers that they don’t read comics not out of a lack of interest, but out of intimidation over where to ...

Haute Highlights

RISK! — A Storytelling Show NerdMelt at Meltdown ComicsThursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m.Have you ever wondered about the crazy stories people choose to tell only ...

Puppet show enchants all audiences

Puppets: When we were little, they often amazed us. Shows such as Sesame Street and Punch and Judy effortlessly held our attention with magical moving ...

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USC Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon

The Women of Troy had let a 13-point halftime lead slip all the way down to one in the second half. The Ducks were surging ...

KXSC Fest

KXSC held their annual music festival, KXSC Fest, on Sunday in EF Hutton Park. The festival, now in its third year, included artists Flying Lotus, ...

In a Flash | April 2-8, 2011

You’ve read the stories, now see them from the photographer’s perspective.It’s been a fascinating news week and we’ve compiled some of our best images in ...

In a Flash | March 26-April 1, 2011

You’ve read the stories, now see them from the photographer’s perspective.It’s been a fascinating news week and we’ve compiled some of our best images in ...

In a Flash | March 19-25, 2011

You’ve read the stories, now see them from the photographer’s perspective.It’s been a fascinating news week and we’ve compiled some of our best images in ...