Abortion bill guarantees better access and quality
A new bill that allows non-physicians to perform abortions offers many benefits.
Community role must be upheld
Essential to any top-tier university’s success is a positive public image. And essential to any positive public image is philanthropy, outreach and public service. USC accomplishes all three of these through its Good Neighbors Campaign. The fundraiser, held annually each October, supports university-community partnerships such as Troy Camp and the Community Health Fair. This year’s […]
Students should learn from San Jose initiative
An upcoming ballot measure demonstrates how students can affect powerful change.
Icon Plaza Starbucks makes one too many
There’s nothing quite like the opening of a new coffee shop to make people nod their heads and agree that “Yes, that certainly is another place I can now buy coffee.” It’s a lack of enthusiasm felt by hundreds of USC students last week in response to the christening of Icon Plaza’s very own Starbucks. […]
From the archives: Nixon, Kennedy agree to speak on campus
Original Date of Publication: Oct. 4, 1960 The eagerness with which political candidates gather youthful votes will reach nationwide status with the individual appearances of Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy on the USC campus. This was the opinion voiced by Dr. Carl Q. Christol, political science department head, who noted that both presidential […]
Students should be wary of credit card risks
Turning eighteen is a rite of passage. You can smoke, gamble, take out loans, lease an apartment—and you can apply for a credit card. While a birthday celebration may or may not include one or more of the latter privileges, the first week is bound to include at least a few solicitations from credit card […]
Medical documentary series remain best option on Hulu
There are very few shows on television that make viewers realize, understand and appreciate their own humanity. Luckily for everyone, there’s Boston Med and NY Med. These two ABC medical documentary series, created and produced by renowned journalist and documentary modernizer Terry Wrong, are some of the most compelling and emotional 16 hours in contemporary network television history. […]
National Football Foundation names Barkley William V. Campbell Trophy semi-finalist
USC senior quarterback Matt Barkley was selected as one of 147 candidates for the National Football Foundation’s National Scholar-Athlete Awards. The same 147 candidates also comprise the list of semifinalists for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy, which acknowledges an individual as the best football scholar-athlete in the nation. Nominees for the award, which are […]
Classifieds – October 2
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.
Is Lane Kiffin beyond a point of maturation?
To everyone — the pundit, the avid fan, the man who sells you bacon-wrapped hot dogs on Exposition Boulevard — Lane Kiffin represents a number of things. To some, he’s a perpetual brat. To others, he’s a Trojan prince, leading USC back from NCAA sanctions. Truth, in turn, becomes muddied, and it’s understandably challenging to […]