USC Security Roundup


The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety incident report summary between Saturday, May 17, and Monday, May 19.  Crimes against a person at 2:58 p.m. on May 17, two students reported that a non-USC male who lives at the same residence came into their rooms and slapped them both in […]

Film student earns academy recognition


Teng Cheng, a graduate student majoring in animation and cinematic arts, has been announced as a winner in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 41st Student Academy Awards competition. Cheng is one of 15 students selected, and was awarded under the animation category for his film “Higher Sky.” The other four categories include […]

City must encourage use of summer programs


As the summer for students at the University of Southern California begins, the school year is still winding to an end for kids within the Los Angeles Unified School District. When I was in middle school and high school, those three months of summer break that laid ahead of me were ideal for spending all […]