<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Daily Trojan &#187; Opinion</title>
	<atom:link href="http://dailytrojan.com/category/opinion/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://dailytrojan.com</link>
	<description>University of Southern California</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 22:47:29 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/05/15/obamas-gay-marriage-views-elicit-reservations/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/05/15/obamas-gay-marriage-views-elicit-reservations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cnn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WTTW Chicago public television]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50997</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama’s stance on gay rights is momentuous, but doesn’t mean change is coming in the near future.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/05/15/obamas-gay-marriage-views-elicit-reservations/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Introspection can motivate, benefit mind</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/05/15/introspection-can-motivate-benefit-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/05/15/introspection-can-motivate-benefit-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Helen Immordino-Yang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perspectives on Psychological Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rest Is Not Idleness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer jobs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Students need to take time to reflect and relax, despite the importance of summer jobs.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/05/15/introspection-can-motivate-benefit-mind/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lanes won’t solve USC’s bike problem</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/lanes-wont-solve-uscs-bike-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/lanes-wont-solve-uscs-bike-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bicycle Master Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office of student affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[USC’s campus simply can’t be made bike friendly; students should switch to longboards. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/lanes-wont-solve-uscs-bike-problem/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The marijuana debate is just getting annoying</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/the-marijuana-debate-is-just-getting-annoying/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/the-marijuana-debate-is-just-getting-annoying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marijuana bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rihanna]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 celebration, people of all ages, cultures and beliefs got together to enjoy themselves. So why is marijuana legalization taking so long? April also saw leaders meet for the Summit of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/the-marijuana-debate-is-just-getting-annoying/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Grads: don’t give up hope</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/grads-dont-give-up-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/grads-dont-give-up-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[associated press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graduates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Students shouldn’t lose sleep over the media’s claims that college degrees don’t matter. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/grads-dont-give-up-hope/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Manufacturing will revamp job market</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/manufacturing-will-revamp-job-market/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/manufacturing-will-revamp-job-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrialization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50809</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Keeping manufacturing innovations in mind, students will need to prepare themselves to enter a very different economic landscape. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/25/manufacturing-will-revamp-job-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New economic reality doesn’t fit old molds</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/24/new-economic-reality-doesnt-fit-old-molds/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/24/new-economic-reality-doesnt-fit-old-molds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democrat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presidential election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[republican]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Democrats and Republicans alike must rethink the way they approach economic policymaking. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/24/new-economic-reality-doesnt-fit-old-molds/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Rodney King riots still resonate with city</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/24/rodney-king-riots-still-resonate-with-city/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/24/rodney-king-riots-still-resonate-with-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homicides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LAPD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[los angeles police department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodney King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rodney king riots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost 20 years ago, when most of us were in our early infancies, Los Angeles was burning. The acquittal of the four Los Angeles Police Department officers involved in the beating of Rodney King sparked one of the most incendiary events in L.A. history. Violence riddled the landscape. It brought to the forefront many grievances [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/24/rodney-king-riots-still-resonate-with-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pursue office romances with utmost caution</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/23/pursue-office-romances-with-utmost-caution/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/23/pursue-office-romances-with-utmost-caution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean Baur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Options and Public Policy Polling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Generation Y Americans say they are open to the idea of an office romance because it means improved performance and increased morale. A survey conducted in January by the employee support services company Workplace Options and Public Policy Polling found that 84 percent of employees aged 18 to 29 say they would date a co-worker. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/23/pursue-office-romances-with-utmost-caution/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>University must revise Gen Ed program</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/23/university-must-revise-gen-ed-program/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/23/university-must-revise-gen-ed-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[general education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[USC’s existing General Education requirements need to be tailored to students’ unique areas of study. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/23/university-must-revise-gen-ed-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/22/letter-to-the-editor-73/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/22/letter-to-the-editor-73/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EVK Restaurant and Grill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Plaza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KXSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Tutor Campus Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trojan family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trojan vision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fostering community isn’t just about providing funding.  Campus organizations grant students the opportunity to express themselves, satisfy their interests and share their passion with others. In turn, these organizations make USC a better place to live and learn. But while the community thrives on its own, it relies on the university to support it. Fostering [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/22/letter-to-the-editor-73/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Clinical anxiety, depression deserve attention</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/22/clinical-anxiety-depression-deserve-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/22/clinical-anxiety-depression-deserve-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office for wellness and health promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of us know the feeling all too well: It shows up unexpectedly in the form of sweaty palms and rapid heart rate, and it lasts anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. Anxiety is anything but foreign to college students. Most likely, as you prepared for college, your friends and family said [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/22/clinical-anxiety-depression-deserve-attention/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The next chapter for books at USC</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/20/the-next-chapter-for-books-at-usc/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/20/the-next-chapter-for-books-at-usc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gosorio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Editors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supplement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aimee Bender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bethenny Frankel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Betty White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[los angeles times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times Festival of Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[t.c. boyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tori Spelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though books aren’t exactly glamorous, they still have the ability to bring more than 140,000 people together to gain knowledge and share the ideas that inspire them. The fact that this university is able to bring so many people together is an honor — but it’s also representative of our school’s far-reaching responsibilities.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/20/the-next-chapter-for-books-at-usc/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Was the Buffett Rule wisely obstructed?</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/19/was-the-buffett-rule-wisely-obstructed-2/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/19/was-the-buffett-rule-wisely-obstructed-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buffett Rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Buffett Rule rightly recognizes that our current tax laws do not address the reality of how the rich make and keep their money.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/19/was-the-buffett-rule-wisely-obstructed-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Was the Buffett Rule wisely obstructed?</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/19/was-the-buffett-rule-wisely-obstructed/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/19/was-the-buffett-rule-wisely-obstructed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[associated press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buffett Rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As an affront to hard work and free-market values, the Buffett Rule has no place in our tax code; we should continue to oppose it. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/19/was-the-buffett-rule-wisely-obstructed/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Achievement not an individual endeavor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/achievement-not-an-individual-endeavor/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/achievement-not-an-individual-endeavor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christiane amanpour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collectivism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commencement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Commencement is almost here. It’s a time to see family, take pictures and get nostalgic with your classmates. Of course, it’s also a time to be self-centered. Commencement ultimately exists to celebrate individual achievement. And, hey, if you’re managing to actually graduate — whether it’s in three years or six — you deserve to pat [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/achievement-not-an-individual-endeavor/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pop psychology should not be taken seriously</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/pop-psychology-should-not-be-taken-seriously/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/pop-psychology-should-not-be-taken-seriously/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Mooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Washington Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many studies simply stem from our desire to categorize anything and everything. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/pop-psychology-should-not-be-taken-seriously/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/letter-to-the-editor-72/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/letter-to-the-editor-72/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[34th Street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downey Way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McClintock Avenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trousdale parkway]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50098</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While saving space for bikes, USC should keep its charm. What makes you proud to call yourself a Trojan? Is it our exceptional academic or athletic rankings? Is it the unique oasis of the campus? Is our Trojan pride being run over by bikes? It is time that the conversation regarding bicycles be at the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/letter-to-the-editor-72/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hazing can’t be taken lightly anymore</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/hazing-cant-be-taken-lightly-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/hazing-cant-be-taken-lightly-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Lohse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cornell University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dartmouth University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Desdunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greek community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hazing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Champion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rolling stone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=50095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though USC hasn’t had a hazing scandal in recent years, scandals at other universities should serve as cautionary tales. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/18/hazing-cant-be-taken-lightly-anymore/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bike-share plan won’t convert Angelenos</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/17/bike-share-plan-wont-convert-angelenos/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/17/bike-share-plan-wont-convert-angelenos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicycles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will reveal the details of a $16-million L.A. bike-share program. You don’t need to look far from USC to see compelling reasons for such a program. To the east lies the 110 Freeway — and all the traffic congestion it brings. Bicycles offer a cleaner, healthier alternative. Unfortunately, that alternative [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/17/bike-share-plan-wont-convert-angelenos/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>High-speed rail funding must be stopped</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/17/high-speed-rail-funding-must-be-stopped/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/17/high-speed-rail-funding-must-be-stopped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amtrak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-speed rail project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[northern california]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If elected, Mitt Romney is expected to cut funding to the rail, thus doing California — and its precarious budget — a huge favor. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/17/high-speed-rail-funding-must-be-stopped/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Program shows potential</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/16/program-shows-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/16/program-shows-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-grad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[start-ups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teach for america]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venture for america]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Venture for America, a new business version of Teach for America, shows promise. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/16/program-shows-potential/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Postseason football injuries need attention</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/16/postseason-football-injuries-need-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/16/postseason-football-injuries-need-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andre "dirty" waters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bennet omalu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concussions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mike webster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terry long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The story of a football game doesn’t end with a mark in the win/lose column. The story ends 30 years later, when a victorious receiver’s life takes a hypothetical turn for the worse. After a successful football career and numerous concussions, this player develops early-onset Alzheimer’s and forgets his wife’s name — or he becomes [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/16/postseason-football-injuries-need-attention/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Local violence poses health concerns</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/15/local-violence-poses-health-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/15/local-violence-poses-health-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campus Cruiser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grieving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Impact Partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ming qu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Academy of Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ying wu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, the USC community mourned the death of two graduate students, Ying Wu and Ming Qu, after a fatal shooting in the area west of USC’s campus. There was no denying that a dark cloud hung over campus. Grieving is a natural process that most of us have been through at some point in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/15/local-violence-poses-health-concerns/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>USC tragedy demands unity, not division</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/15/usc-tragedy-demands-unity-not-division/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/15/usc-tragedy-demands-unity-not-division/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Editors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homicide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LA Weekly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ming qu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neon tommy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raymond Avenue shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ying wu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, graduate students Ying Wu and Ming Qu were fatally shot in front of Wu’s residence west of campus. The university has delivered a heartwarming response to the shooting. But varying community responses have also highlighted campus divisions. Wu and Qu were international students from China — and that fact has received more attention [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/15/usc-tragedy-demands-unity-not-division/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Campus Reaction</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/13/campus-reaction/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/13/campus-reaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raymond Avenue Shooting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The USC community responds to the deaths of Ying Wu and Ming Qu through online comments, interviews and statements. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/13/campus-reaction/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letters to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/letters-to-the-editor-26/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/letters-to-the-editor-26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Air Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grocery shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L.A. City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic bags]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[American grocery stores use too many plastic bags.  I am an international USC student from Korea. Since many Koreans are familiar with American culture through movies and music, things haven’t looked that weird to me since I arrived here. Well, one thing has. In supermarkets, all the cashiers double-bag nearly everything, including gallons of milk, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/letters-to-the-editor-26/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Not all classroom technology is equal</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/not-all-classroom-technology-is-equal/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/not-all-classroom-technology-is-equal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PowerPoint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The reformation of American education usually comes with technological changes. Educational institutions search for ways to use technology to effectively improve teaching and learning. Although the efforts are well-intentioned, how much technology is truly necessary? Some professors allow laptops as an option for note-taking — giving students the chance to use them for social networking [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/not-all-classroom-technology-is-equal/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/letter-to-the-editor-71/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/letter-to-the-editor-71/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senioritis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seniors with A’s shouldn’t have to take their finals. I’m sitting on my bed, rushing to read the first and last pages of the reading for a class I have in 20 minutes, completely overwhelmed, stressed — yet convinced that somehow it will get done. When did this sudden change of heart and perseverance occur? [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/letter-to-the-editor-71/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Newspapers can’t rely on subscriptions</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/newspapers-cant-rely-on-subscriptions/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/newspapers-cant-rely-on-subscriptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[los angeles times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newspapers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay walls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pew Research Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Times]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Subscriptions are tiding them over right now, but newspapers will have to keep up on digital trends and attract younger consumers. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/11/newspapers-cant-rely-on-subscriptions/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Homeless ex-convicts deserve second chance</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/10/homeless-ex-convicts-deserve-second-chance/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/10/homeless-ex-convicts-deserve-second-chance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[los angeles county housing authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[section 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homelessness is a very difficult problem to combat and one that raises many different reactions. To some, the homeless are seen as people stuck in a cyclical system caused by mistakes or sheer bad luck. To others, the homeless symbolize a lazy resistance because of their inactivity and inability to find jobs, exacerbated by drug [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/10/homeless-ex-convicts-deserve-second-chance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-70/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-70/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[h.r.4170]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student loan forgiveness act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student loans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[H.R.4170 would help ease student loan burdens. In 2012, student loan debt surpassed credit card debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that $1 trillion is owed in student debt. Students attending college have to pay for tuition, standard fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation and daily living expenses. Full-time students attending a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/10/letter-to-the-editor-70/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/09/letter-to-the-editor-69/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/09/letter-to-the-editor-69/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The university should  permit alcohol sales at baseball games. Drinking and watching sports are synonymous. A jumbo ballpark hot dog, a bag of peanuts and a nice cold beer is what watching a baseball game is all about. It is the American tradition that the beautiful sport of baseball was built upon. In fact, baseball [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/09/letter-to-the-editor-69/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Students must master good judgment skills</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/09/students-must-master-good-judgment-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/09/students-must-master-good-judgment-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graduation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judgment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life after college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=49042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a high-stakes professional situation, such as choosing an insurance company for a client or making investment decisions, there is little room for poor judgment. It is the challenge of learning judgment at school that helps us understand our limitations before we enter the business world after graduation. We can improve our capacity for good [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/09/students-must-master-good-judgment-skills/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>For birth control, look past the pill</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/for-birth-control-look-past-the-pill/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/for-birth-control-look-past-the-pill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depo-Provera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guttmacher Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intrauterine device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IUD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[College-aged women today have to make many choices. Deciding how to prevent pregnancy is just one of them. Many women choose to remain abstinent or use condoms alone. Women who decide to seek a birth control prescription have another choice to make: Which option is best? The most popular method used by women in their [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/for-birth-control-look-past-the-pill/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-68/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-68/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magna cum laude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transfer students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Honors designations are unfair to transfer students. If you are a graduating transfer student with a 3.7 GPA and you’re thinking of leaving with magna cum laude honors, think again. Upon transferring, you are led to believe that you have been issued a blank slate. The separation of transfer GPA and USC GPA is understandable, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-68/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Master Plan will divide USC, community</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/master-plan-will-divide-usc-community/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/master-plan-will-divide-usc-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[master plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[university avenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[university village]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC Master Plan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the university has the rights to the land, USC should keep the community in mind and avoid making a high-end retail island. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/master-plan-will-divide-usc-community/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-67/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-67/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[undergraduate student government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[USG member salaries could be put to better use.  Funding is an uphill battle for many student organizations, but for Undergraduate Student Government, it is a given. As an organization that is run by students and for students, why is it that so much money — our money — is spent on the subsidization of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/letter-to-the-editor-67/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Affirmative action counterproductive</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/affirmative-action-counterproductive/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/affirmative-action-counterproductive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affirmative action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gratz v. Bollinger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Times]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court should not allow the practice — and likewise, universities should not find ways to independently continue its use. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/08/affirmative-action-counterproductive/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Do all arrests warrant strip searches?</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/05/do-all-arrests-warrant-strip-searches-2/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/05/do-all-arrests-warrant-strip-searches-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fourth Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strip search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Supreme Court]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court’s recent decision contradicts one of our justice system’s most important tenants: innocent until proven guilty. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/05/do-all-arrests-warrant-strip-searches-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Do all arrests warrant strip searches?</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/05/do-all-arrests-warrant-strip-searches/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/05/do-all-arrests-warrant-strip-searches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fourth Amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Breyer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strip search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weapons]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Prison officers deserve more freedom to use strip searches in order to protect themselves and other prison inmates from serious harm. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/05/do-all-arrests-warrant-strip-searches/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Republicans fail to assess national mood</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/04/republicans-fail-to-assess-national-mood/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/04/republicans-fail-to-assess-national-mood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental protection agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitt romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newt gingrich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rick perry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saturday Night Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SNL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Radical republicans beg the question: Are they actually comedians from Saturday Night Live? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/04/republicans-fail-to-assess-national-mood/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Subtle sexism shouldn’t go unnoticed</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/04/subtle-sexism-shouldnt-go-unnoticed/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/04/subtle-sexism-shouldnt-go-unnoticed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cosmopolitan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[take back the night]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trousdale parkway]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;No doesn’t mean maybe.&#8221; “This isn’t what love looks like.” If you’ve walked down Trousdale Parkway this week, you’ve probably seen statements like these on rows of colorful T-shirts. The display is a part of USC Take Back the Night, a week “dedicated to promoting awareness of and protesting against sexual violence,” according to the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/04/subtle-sexism-shouldnt-go-unnoticed/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/03/letter-to-the-editor-66/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/03/letter-to-the-editor-66/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sporting events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trojan Fever Loyalty Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volleyball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water polo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s more to USC athletics than football.   Football is and has always been king at USC. The football team is a perennial contender for the BCS National Championship year in and year out, and it deservedly receives the most attention, considering the national popularity of the sport. The problem is that attendance lacks in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/03/letter-to-the-editor-66/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mayor’s gang-prevention program ineffective</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/03/mayors-gang-prevention-program-ineffective/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/03/mayors-gang-prevention-program-ineffective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gang reduction and youth development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gryd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mayor antonio villaraigosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[south central]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gang activity is difficult to measure. Different organizations have different ways of defining a gang member, and the competing systems lead to discrepancies in reports on levels of gang activity. This ambiguity makes it hard to tell whether gang-prevention programs are effective. It’s even harder to connect the efforts of any one program to perceived [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/03/mayors-gang-prevention-program-ineffective/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Publishing trend opens access</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/publishing-trend-opens-access/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/publishing-trend-opens-access/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Heckmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-publication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Robbins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Self-publication is on the rise, stirring both warranted and unwarranted criticism.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/publishing-trend-opens-access/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hyper-competitive admissions will leave out many students</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/hyper-competitive-admissions-will-leave-out-many-students/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/hyper-competitive-admissions-will-leave-out-many-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[c.l. max nikias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college admission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC Admission]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As college admissions become more competitive, can any high school students really afford to be well-rounded anymore? Admission rates are sinking lower at many major universities. USC’s undergraduate admission rate dropped 4 percentage points this year. As the number of applicants grows, more and more applicants look for ways to differentiate themselves from the masses. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/hyper-competitive-admissions-will-leave-out-many-students/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/letter-to-the-editor-65/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/letter-to-the-editor-65/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bike ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Public Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellendale Place]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kendall Bullock]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The administration should create bike paths on campus.  Biking is the fastest way to get to class at USC. Many of us bike down Ellendale Place, turn left on Jefferson Boulevard and bike across the intersection at McClintock Avenue. Do you wonder if there are police waiting to give you a ticket for riding your [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/letter-to-the-editor-65/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Community colleges need alternatives</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/community-colleges-need-alternatives/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/community-colleges-need-alternatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clayton M. Christensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community colleges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Monica College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Times]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At Santa Monica College, state budget cuts have forced a last resort solution that takes a toll on an already hurting student population.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/02/community-colleges-need-alternatives/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Letter to the editor</title>
		<link>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/01/letter-to-the-editor-64/</link>
		<comments>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/01/letter-to-the-editor-64/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rpflores</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Zimmerman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racial profiling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trayvon Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://dailytrojan.com/?p=48319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Racial profiling should be banned nationwide.  USC is located in the heart of Los Angeles, in a predominately black and Hispanic neighborhood. The Free Demographics Data of 2011 demonstrates  the dramatic differences between the inner-campus and off-campus communities. According to this data, the 90007 zip code, which immediately surrounds  USC’s campus, is 58.2 percent Hispanic, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://dailytrojan.com/2012/04/01/letter-to-the-editor-64/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Minified using disk: basic (Feed is rejected)
Page Caching using disk: enhanced (User agent is rejected)
Database Caching 4/183 queries in 0.106 seconds using disk: basic
Object Caching 2323/2915 objects using disk: basic

Served from: dailytrojan.com @ 2012-05-22 05:35:51 -->
