USC off and running at Titan Invitational


The USC cross-country team looks to follow up last week’s impressive second place at the Titan Invitational on the Cal State Fullerton campus, the last non-championship race of the season this weekend. The 5k race will begin at 5:00 p.m. today on the Cal State Fullerton campus. This is the first night race this season, […]

USC preps for Pac-12/SEC Challenge


The USC women’s golf team, still seeking its first tournament victory, concludes the fall season this weekend as it participates in the Pac-12/SEC Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn., starting today through Sunday. After notching an eighth-place finish in the Fall Mason Rudolph Preview to begin the season, the Women of Troy recorded a sixth place finish […]

Women of Troy kick off ITA Regionals


The Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Southwest Regional Championships kicked off on Thursday in San Diego, Calif. in what is shaping up to be an action-packed event featuring 81 participants in the women’s singles bracket and 39 teams in the women’s doubles bracket. Six Women of Troy are competing in the tournament, which runs through Oct. 23. […]

Superheroes play elemental role in culture


Fans had waited for months. Then, on Oct. 11, it happened — the cinematic event of the month. Marvel released the teaser trailer for The Avengers. Directed by Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly), The Avengers features Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow joining forces to fight evil. […]

Death penalty not a sound financial decision


The prosecutors in the Scott Dekraai case announced last Friday they are seeking the death penalty as Dekraai’s punishment for killing nine people in a Seal Beach salon. I do not look upon this tragic event simply. How could one person kill not only the mother of his eight-year-old son, but other innocent people? I’m […]