Archive for September 21st, 2011

MTV European Music Awards Nominations

By jamie di rosario-connor · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:36 pm

And the nominations for the MTV Europe Music Awards are in! It seems Lady Gaga, the cross-dressing star of last month’s MTV Video Music Awards here in the good old USA, is leading the pack with a whopping six nominatios. The prestigious international awards ceremony will be held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on [...]

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Dean Joan Schaefer celebrates her 90th birthday

By Kristy Pyke · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:35 pm

Dean Joan Schaefer celebrates her 90th birthday

Though she officially retired in 1992, Dean Joan Schaefer still comes to campus each week.

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Dating tips

September 21, 2011 at 11:33 pm

Dating tips

Jack of SucceedatDating.com talks about how to handle problems that might arise as the result of interracial dating at an event Wednesday sponsored by HapaSC. Jack gave advice on how interracial couples should deal with social stigmas, family and friends.

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Students thrive as innovators

By Tiffany Tsai · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:32 pm

USC students currently have 47 start ups with active status in the business world.

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Annenberg professor says future is bright for small-town journalists

By laura burdine · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:32 pm

Journalism students are often warned that newspaper journalism is a “dying profession,” corrupted by online and social media and doomed to lose its former credibility and integrity forevermore. But according to Judy Muller, an Emmy Award-winning television correspondent, National Public Radio commentator and professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, this is not the case. [...]

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Students split over possible smoking ban

By Daniel Rothberg · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:31 pm

Students split over possible smoking ban

An ongoing online student survey said 45 percent of students favor a categorical ban on smoking.

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Nothing’s looking up for Netflix

By jaspreet singh · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:25 pm

It is no fun being Netflix these days. Its plans for new headquarters at Los Gatos hit a major road block after a residents’ group, Los Gatos Citizens for Responsible Development, filed a lawsuit against the town for approving the company’s five- and four-story buildings despite a stipulated town height of three stories. In addition, [...]

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Spotlight on Robert De Niro



By tiffaney valenzuela · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:19 pm

With the upcoming release of the new action movie, Killer Elite, Robert De Niro is adding yet another film to his collection. With more than 80 movies under his belt, here are some of his notable films that highlight his talent and give evidence to his diversity in performance. 

 Taxi Driver (1976) You can’t [...]

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Intel tests solar-powered microchip

By jacy white · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:15 pm

A trial processor debuted this week from Intel researchers that performs with notably lower energy consumption. Demonstrated at Intel’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, the processor took the first steps toward low-powered microchips of the future. The experimental low-processor was demonstrated on a PC that ran off a solar powered microchip. The chip — [...]

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Hannigan’s ‘Passenger’ is a thrilling ride

By nick kostopoulos · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2011 at 11:00 pm

On my third or fourth listen of Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan’s sophomore album, Passenger, which dropped Tuesday, a simple thought kept recurring: “When are people going to stand up and notice?” For Hannigan (perhaps best known as Damien Rice’s former backing vocalist) is certainly talented; but her unique brand of folk-rock is oddly unclassifiable. There [...]

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Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 mil for new academy

A new type of undergraduate experience will be added to the university as music icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are together giving $70 million ...

UPDATE: LAPD, DPS hold open forum for students

Video from the scene, courtesy of USC Black Student Assembly.   Students, alumni, faculty and community members voiced their concerns at an emotional open forum between the ...

Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party

[gallery link="file" ids="67092,67091,67090,67089,67088,67087,67086,67085,67084"] Photos by Razan Al Marzouqi   More than 100 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a sit-in Monday afternoon in response to events ...

Opinion

Syrian conflict explodes

On May 16, President Barack Obama told the public about evidence that shows chemical weapons being used in the ongoing Syrian crisis, according to BBC ...

Extra-curriculars, internships as important as grades

As summertime rolls around and the sun and ocean begin to beckon eager pupils, one last roadblock stands in the way of true vacation bliss: ...

’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

A report sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that the nation’s higher education system is facing a dropout crisis. Produced in part ...

Sports

Women of Troy fall in the round of 16

With a 15-match winning streak against the Cardinal and after bouncing the team from the NCAA quarterfinals last season, the No. 5 USC women’s tennis ...

Trojans can’t pull off unprecedented ‘5-peat’

An outstanding four-year championship run ended for the USC men’s tennis program on Saturday, May 18, in Urbana, Ill., as the No. 4 Trojans were ...

USC suffers sweep to rival UCLA

When USC and UCLA took the field this weekend for their annual three-game clash, it was hard to envision two more different teams and programs. ...

Lifestyle

Into Darkness falls short after high expectations

Possibly for the first time, it’s cool to be a Trekkie. After an explosive re-emergence into popular culture, the Star Trek franchise is again revolutionizing science ...

Daft Punk transcends genre in RAM

After eight long years, the eccentric French electronic music duo Daft Punk is re-entering the electronic music fray. Their new album, Random Access Memories, was ...

Midnight builds on strengths of preceding films

Movie trilogies have a bit of a reputation for being films that rely heavily on action and excitement. They’re usually big money earners, which is ...

Photos

In Photos: Washington comes to USC

In Photos: Washington comes to USC

The Schwarzenegger Institute held an immigration reform forum titled "Washington comes to USC", with U.S Senators John McCain, Michael Bennet and former President of Mexico ...

In Photos: Armenian Genocide

Photos by Ani Kolangian [gallery link="file" ids="66554,66555,66556,66557,66558,66559,66560,66561,66562"]

In Photos: Springfest 2013

Photos by Priyanka Patel. [gallery link="file" ids="65587,65586,65585,65584,65583,65582,65581,65580,65579,65578,65577,65576"]