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Glee paves way for serious representation of gay characters

By Cara Dickason · Daily Trojan

March 21, 2011 at 9:40 pm

Romance is by no means out of the ordinary on the Fox series, but this time, it’s a little different.

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Food Revolution only trying to help LAUSD

By Eddie Kim · Daily Trojan

March 9, 2011 at 8:49 pm

Months ago, British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver brought a proposal to the Los Angeles Unified School District. He wanted to shoot the second season of Food Revolution, a show focused on reforming school lunches to be healthier, in Los Angeles schools. LAUSD said no. The show is an evolution of Oliver’s British programs such as [...]

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Festival sales could save the failing live music industry

By Will Hagle · Daily Trojan

March 8, 2011 at 9:12 pm

It seems like the live music industry gets a little worse every year. At least, that’s the way prominent music publications make it seem. During its end-of-the-year report, Business Wire reported “2010 was a volatile year for the music industry, which saw many tours canceled and a decline in overall concert ticket sales.” Popular artists [...]

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Charlie Sheen buzz distracts from more important issues

By Cara Dickason · Daily Trojan

March 7, 2011 at 9:11 pm

A new drug is sweeping the nation. The name of that drug: Charlie Sheen. We’ve been told, straight from the warlock’s mouth, that the drug is “not available because if you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.” Yet, the American public [...]

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Video games can help create an effective and fun workout

By Hannah Muniz · Daily Trojan

March 6, 2011 at 4:53 pm

D o the words “fitness” and “video game” really go together? According to the recent craze in exercise video games, the answer is an indisputable ‘yes.’ Over the years, improved motion sensor technology has allowed the video game world to transform our lazy living rooms into gyms and dance floors. The idea of integrating exercise [...]

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World of comic books continues to expand

By Nicholas Slayton · Daily Trojan

March 3, 2011 at 8:33 pm

Our culture seems to be built around barriers. For the past few decades, these barriers have divided entertainment media. Television was television; film was film. The barriers divided people, too. There were geeks, there were jocks, there were rebels and there wasn’t any crossover. Things are changing. These barriers are breaking down and different media [...]

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Criticism toward first lady’s obesity campaign unfounded

By Eddie Kim · Daily Trojan

March 2, 2011 at 9:33 pm

As we all probably know by now, the key to a happy and healthy life is to enjoy food in moderation and eat fewer processed foods. Michelle Obama knows this as well as anyone, and has used her prominent position to promote healthier eating and fight childhood obesity in America with her “Let’s Move!” campaign. [...]

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Importance of scores and soundtracks often overlooked

By Will Hagle · Daily Trojan

March 1, 2011 at 8:36 pm

Importance of scores and soundtracks often overlooked

Imagine Inception or The Social Network without a soundtrack. Inception would be a slow-moving, boring film with too many Leonardo DiCaprio close-ups, and Jesse Eisenberg and Co.’s fast-paced whines would be much more audible, and thus annoying, in The Social Network. Both of those movies feature intense, prominent and well utilized scores, and both were [...]

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Oscars’ attempt to please younger audience felt half-hearted

By Cara Dickason · Daily Trojan

February 28, 2011 at 9:16 pm

Oscars’ attempt to please younger audience felt half-hearted

The Oscars revealed a generational divide in popular media.

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Finding variation in exercise is key

By Hannah Muniz · Daily Trojan

February 27, 2011 at 5:23 pm

Can exercising outside really improve your mental well being? According to a recent study, the answer is yes. But before you throw on a pair of sneakers and sunglasses, take a moment to reconsider this hypothesis. On Feb. 3, Environmental Science and Technology published a study that analyzed how people felt after exercising both indoors [...]

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Kenneth Leventhal, USC life trustee, dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, USC life trustee, dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, a USC trustee and real estate accountant known for his leadership, energy and philanthropy, died May 8. He was 90.Leventhal had prostate cancer, ...

Amanpour advises grads to use talents

Nearly 14,000 graduates were honored Friday as USC marked its 129th annual commencement ceremony with a keynote address from award-winning journalist Christiane Amanpour.Amanpour is the ...

Commission grants USC control of Coliseum

Following eight months of negotiations, USC obtained day-to-day control of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a vote by the Coliseum Commission on Monday.The stadium’s ...

USC Trustee Kenneth Leventhal dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, a USC life trustee and namesake of the USC Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal School of Accounting, died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. He ...

Steve A. Kay to be new dean of USC Dornsife

Steve A. Kay, a biology professor from UC San Diego, was appointed the 21st Dean of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences on ...

LAPD, DPS officers to be added to USC area

Numerous measures will be added to secure public safety in and around the university, including additional Los Angeles Police Department officers, technology and education.At a ...

Opinion

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Never has an American president openly supported gay marriage — that is, until President Barack Obama declared his monumental stance last week.Much of our progressive ...

Introspection can motivate, benefit mind

Summer has finally arrived, which means three months of great weather and plenty of exciting things to do, whether it’s in Los Angeles or back ...

Lanes won’t solve USC’s bike problem

Students and administrators have been racking their brains for a solution to the bicycle congestion on campus.But a new bike policy isn’t going to change ...

The marijuana debate is just getting annoying

April was a big month for drugs. From Rihanna rolling a blunt on top of some guy’s head at Coachella to Santa Cruz’s renowned 4/20 ...

Grads: don’t give up hope

As if soon-to-be college graduates need any more reminding, the Associated Press reported Monday that one in two new graduates is jobless or underemployed. According ...

Manufacturing will revamp job market

Industrialization began with modest advances in technology that made once-tedious tasks quicker. The second wave of innovation utilized assembly lines, factories and specialization of manual ...

Sports

Trojans suffer sweep at hands of Ducks

Trojans suffer sweep at hands of Ducks

After being swept by No. 5 Oregon over the weekend, USC is on a skid unlike any the team has experienced all season. Seven consecutive ...

Women of Troy fall in national title game

No. 3 USC lost a defensive battle to No. 1 Stanford 6-4 on Sunday in the NCAA tournament final, as the Cardinal fended off multiple ...

Trojans roll past Aggies in first round of NCAAs

After kicking off the NCAA championships with two sweeps, the men's tennis team looks to string together four more wins to capture its fourth-consecutive NCAA ...

Trojans stumble in NCAA championship game against UC Irvine

No. 1 UC Irvine upended the No. 2 USC men's volleyball team in straight sets to win the NCAA championship Saturday with scores of 25-22, 34-32 ...

Trojans punch ticket to NCAA title game with four-set win

The USC men’s volleyball team earned a spot in the NCAA championship match against UC Irvine after beating Lewis University on Thursday at the Galen ...

Lifestyle

Heavy metal band falls short of potential

The band name Bloody Knives carries the weight of a heavy metal, hardcore punk band’s alias.But the title is deceiving: Artistically choosing to put aside ...

Indie-rock band hopes to remain close to its roots

For L.A. indie-rock quintet Vanaprasta, numbers are everything.Numbers, as guitarist and vocalist Collin Desha explained, “just sort of wrapped everything together.”In one instance, as the ...

Dark Shadows favors camp over story

In a nutshell, Tim Burton’s cinematic style could be described as dark, eccentric and humorous.Anyone familiar with Burton’s previous work, including Corpse Bride and Alice ...

Le Salon de Musiques innovates intimate live concert experience

A sharp intake of breath at the start of a measure, the soft brush as a bow hits the strings --— these intimate details happen ...

Comics offer incentives to maintain readership

It’s a strange time for comics. It’s a strange time for media. Newspapers and books are struggling with the digital market, while films and music ...

Photos

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

The university hosted the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Saturday and Sunday, bringing Angelenos to campus to celebrate and enjoy reading, books and music. ...

In Photos: Students protest sweat shop use

Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation led a group of students in protest on Thursday against university's manufacturing of some USC apparel in sweat shops.Photos by ...

In Photos: Expo Line Tour

The much-anticipated Expo Line is slated to open Phase 1 of the project April 28, 2012, connecting Downtown Los Angeles and the university to La ...

In Photos: Songfest 2012

Various student groups performed five-minute musical skits at Songfest on Friday in Bovard Auditorium. The money raised goes to Troy Camp. [caption id="attachment_49803" align="alignnone" width="581" caption="Members ...

In Photos: LAPD/USC press conference

LAPD and USC held a press conference Friday to announce a $125, 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect ...