USC Village adds vendors, nears completion


USC Village will finish construction by the first week of July, program managers said. Following the construction, end-users including the Departments of Public Safety, Transportation, Student Affairs, Auxiliary and Facilities and Management Services will have access to the buildings. Rooms will be ready for occupation in July, according to William Marsh, director of the USC […]

Summer internships are important, not necessary


At USC, a summer internship for a prospective employer is a coveted title, even if it is unpaid or pays minimum wage. Yet, summer jobs provide just as many opportunities and experiences as a summer internship, if not more. A recent survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers revealed that 37 percent […]

Café 84 closure limits dining options


Popular dining spot Café 84 will close this fall, reducing the already limited food options of USC students. The inaccessibility of food on campus — the limited hours, the weekend closings, the small range of options — is an issue of growing concern for USC students. Yet the University has only extenuated the issue by […]

Water polo falls in semis


USC women’s water polo’s pursuit of back-to-back national championships was cut short on Saturday, as the third-ranked Trojans fell to No. 2 Stanford 11-10 in the NCAA semifinals in Indianapolis. The 2017 season ultimately ended in disappointment for head coach Jovan Vavic’s squad, despite setting a national-record 52-game winning streak and opening the spring with […]

Women’s lacrosse upsets Florida, on to quarterfinals


After winning back-to-back MPSF championships, the USC women’s lacrosse team looked to carry over its success in conference play to the NCAA Tournament. In pursuit of the first national championship in the program’s five-year history, the Trojans took a step in the right direction over the weekend, returning to the quarterfinals with wins over Jacksonville […]

Beach volleyball wins NCAA Championship


The USC beach volleyball team won the NCAA National Championship on May 7, beating Pepperdine 3-2 to clinch the program’s third consecutive national title. The No. 1 ranked Trojans had been dominant all year, finishing with a 38-1 record, so it was no surprise they found themselves in Gulf Shores, Ala. last weekend, looking to […]

USC valedictorian is more than just a 4.0


Cooper Nelson thought she wanted to go to college on the East Coast when she was in high school. But little did she know, her college career on the West Coast would end with her delivering the valedictorian speech for the USC Class of 2017 as the first valedictorian from the School of Cinematic Arts. […]

Café 84 closure makes way for additional student dining options


A 24-hour Starbucks will replace Café 84 this fall, according to Erik Russell, associate director of residential dining at USC Hospitality. Along with this change, the new dining hall at USC Village will serve both residents at the complex and West Residential College. “One of the main things that students have been looking for is […]