Opinion

’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

By Nathaniel Haas · Daily Trojan

May 1, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 7:45 pm

USC should be proud of its low dropout rate and be an example for other universities.

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Should the Guantánamo Bay prison remain open?

By Dan Morgan-russell, Point / sheridan watson, counterpoint · Daily Trojan

May 1, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 7:43 pm

Should the Guantánamo Bay prison remain open?

The prison must be closed as it stands for hypocrisy and infringes upon international human rights.  One hundred of the total 166 inmates at the Guantánamo Bay prison currently on hunger strike have successfully refocused debate on the deplorable conditions at the prison. During a press conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said he remained [...]

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The Internet celebrates 20th birthday

By Will Beaton · Daily Trojan

April 30, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 11:58 pm

Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the creation of World Wide Web. The organization responsible for building the Internet, CERN, also created the Large Hadron Collider, which may or may not have broken the speed of light in 2011. British scientist Tim Berners-Lee drafted a series of proposals in 1989 that eventually led to the [...]

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Insults against disabled people must be eradicated

By Rini Sampath · Daily Trojan

April 30, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 8:28 pm

People must work harder to ensure that the disabled community is respected.

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Press dinner needs less of Hollywood

By Sarah Cueva · Daily Trojan

April 30, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 8:27 pm

Press dinner needs less of Hollywood

The annual White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner took place Saturday in Washington D.C. Despite the mostly lighthearted commentary of President Barack Obama’s night as comedian-in-chief, however, scathing comments by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin stood out.   As celebrities and journalists walked down the red carpet, Palin used her social media accounts to express clear [...]

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Kindness goes hand in hand with business

By Payal Mukerji · Daily Trojan

April 29, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 8:02 pm

The refrain “it’s not personal, it’s business” is seemingly everywhere in corporate life. Business students and employees are trained to believe in the importance of the bottom line and that profits, rather than people, are essential to success. In his new book, Give and Take, organizational psychologist and University of Pennsylvania Wharton professor Adam Grant [...]

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Focus should shift to safety in workplace

By sheridan watson · Daily Trojan

April 29, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 8:01 pm

Focus should shift to safety in workplace

After a Bangladeshi building collapsed, steps should be taken to ensure safe conditions.

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Immigration not blame for bombing

By dan morgan-russell · Daily Trojan

April 28, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 4:27 pm

Americans cannot blame all immigrants for malicious acts done by a few radicals.

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Gentrification displaces people, cultures

By Matthew Tinoco · Daily Trojan

April 28, 2013 (3 weeks ago) at 4:26 pm

Gentrification displaces people, cultures

Gentrification drives up the cost of living in areas of the city that were previously more affordable for low-income individuals.

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Letter to the editor

April 25, 2013 (4 weeks ago) at 9:14 pm

In response to “USG should focus on student spending” Two days ago I read an article published in the Daily Trojan about how USG should focus on student funding. The opinion piece claims that the procedures a club has to follow to get funding are tough and the money awarded too small to help out [...]

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Opinion

’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

A report sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that the nation’s higher education system is facing a dropout crisis. Produced in part ...

Should the Guantánamo Bay prison remain open?

The prison must be closed as it stands for hypocrisy and infringes upon international human rights.  One hundred of the total 166 inmates at the Guantánamo ...

The Internet celebrates 20th birthday

Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the creation of World Wide Web. The organization responsible for building the Internet, CERN, also created the Large Hadron ...

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The Schwarzenegger Institute held an immigration reform forum titled "Washington comes to USC", with U.S Senators John McCain, Michael Bennet and former President of Mexico ...

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