Entries by Daily Trojan Staff

To the doctor or the web?

Studies show that the Internet aggrevates hypochondria, as sites take up the role of doctors.

Standardized testing takes a toll on students

For a lot of people, sanity resurfaced at about 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The LSAT, a monster of an exam, came and went — and left thousands behind exhausted yet soothed and suddenly unsure of what to do with the open pockets of time they now saw in their schedule. It is ironic, then — […]

Letter to the Editor

Global tax not the answer In response to Rosaleen O’Sullivan’s Sept. 21 article, “US would benefit from supporting global tax”: It’s unfortunate that some policymakers and citizens believe that creating a global tax on financial transactions will help the world economy recover or prevent future financial crisis. Simply reallocating money from financial sector transactions into […]

Stafon Johnson: A true Trojan

Stafon Johnson was the first USC football player I ever talked to. I approached him as he walked off Howard Jones Field after a Monday practice last season. He was visibly busy. There were 10 or 20 kids waiting for his autograph — I later learned this is quite normal — and plenty of things […]

Roundup

The following incidents were reported in the USC Department of Public Safety crime/incident summary between Friday, September 25 and Monday, September 28. Crimes against a person ON SEPT. 28 at 11:19 a.m., a student reported that while she was studying inside Leavey Library a non-USC male attempted to engage her in conversation and proceeded to […]