Entries by Daily Trojan Staff

Funny guy

Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari, who currently stars on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, performed stand-up Monday night in Bovard Auditorium. Aziz was promoting his new CD and DVD, Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, which is a recorded performance of Aziz’s Comedy Central special.

An indie-rock mixtape for the post-love song soundscape

When popular music first turned to Tin Pan Alley songs of the 1920s, it was led by songwriting greats such as George and Ira Gershwin composing and penning, respectively, heartfelt ballads like “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “Embraceable You.” They were hopeful, elegant and dripping with uninhibited emotion. This tradition of the love ballad […]

Sills’ recruitment a sign of the times

Less than a week ago, most people were praising Lane Kiffin’s recruiting tactics after, according to Rivals.com, he signed the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation. That praise may have been a bit premature. It was reported Thursday that the new USC football coach spoke to 13-year-old star quarterback David Sills, a seventh-grade student […]