Archive for September 2011

Mexican film festival debuts in Los Angeles

By Sheridan Watson ·

September 26, 2011 at 10:25 pm

Mexican film festival debuts in Los Angeles

The AMBULANTE Film Festival, which comes to the United States for the first time, brings unique and captivating documentaries.

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Possible smoking ban is progressive

By Alan Wong ·

September 26, 2011 at 7:29 pm

Possible smoking ban is progressive

Recently, there has been much debate over a possible smoking ban on campus. The implementation of such a ban has the potential to raise USC’s prestige as a progressive university committed not only to debate and discussion, but also to action and implementation. As a private university, USC has greater jurisdiction over such matters than [...]

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‘Arab Spring’ movements should inspire students

By deborah oh ·

September 26, 2011 at 7:27 pm

American youth should become active political citizens, taking after Middle Eastern students.

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Texas prisons scrap ‘last meal’ tradition for death-row inmates

By alan wong ·

September 26, 2011 at 6:29 pm

Texas prisons recently abolished the “last meal” tradition for inmates facing execution. This decision was made after death-row inmate Lawrence Russell Brewer requested a large meal and then did not eat any of it, saying he wasn’t hungry. John Whitmire, state senator of Texas responds by saying of Brewer, “He didn’t give his victim any comfort or choice [...]

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Campus Calendar: Sept. 27

September 26, 2011 at 6:18 pm

Find out what’s going on around campus each day.

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Obama eliminates No Child Left Behind

By jacy white ·

September 26, 2011 at 4:45 pm

The Obama administration this week announced its plan to relieve states from the difficult plans outlined in the Bush-era “No Child Left Behind” law. Calling it an admirable but flawed system, Obama’s plan to eliminate NCLB will nonetheless keep its basic features in effect. NCLB is designed to assess the success and quality of school [...]

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Classifieds – September 26

September 26, 2011 at 12:30 am

Classifieds – September 26

The Daily Trojan features Classified advertising in each day’s edition. Here you can read, search, and even print out each day’s edition of the Classifieds.

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Freshman class has more foreign students, men

By Austin Byron ·

September 25, 2011 at 7:18 pm

The university’s estimated cost of attendance rate also rose $2,298 from the 2010-2011 year, $57,876.

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Publishers, students look for book options

By Iuna Dones ·

September 25, 2011 at 7:16 pm

Publishers, students look for book options

Students said their primary concern is the price of books, not their customization.

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No. 11 Trojans set to tee off for Husky Invitational

By andie hagemann ·

September 25, 2011 at 7:14 pm

USC will begin its season in Seattle, hoping to advance to the NCAA championships.

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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 ...