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A school on the verge of a paradigm shift

By Daily Trojan Staff
August 18, 2012 5 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

This year, perhaps more than others, USC is making moves not just to innovate but also to redefine its roles. Depending on whom you ask, USC is any number of things: a football dynasty, a party school, a top-tier research institution. Outside the spotlight, detractors maintain that USC is a vain institution on a pedestal. […]

The next chapter for books at USC

By gosorio
April 20, 2012 in From the Editors, Supplement

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.

USC tragedy demands unity, not division

By Daily Trojan Staff
April 15, 2012 1 Comment/in From the Editors, Opinion

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 […]

School media should avoid swaying voters

By Daily Trojan Staff
February 15, 2012 4 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

Traditionally, the Daily Trojan endorses a presidential ticket in the Undergraduate Student Government’s elections. This year, however, the editors of the Daily Trojan have opted not to endorse any of the candidates. Though an endorsement is only a recommendation, the hyper-local environment of a university makes an endorsement for student government elections more influential than […]

USC should pick more women for its commencement

By Daily Trojan Staff
February 5, 2012 1 Comment/in From the Editors, Opinion

The 2012 commencement speaker is, by most measures, a tenacious individual. This year’s speaker is a journalist who has worked in crisis zones ranging from Iraq to Somalia, places that regularly bring grown men to their knees. CNN host Christiane Amanpour also happens to be a woman — one of USC’s six female commencement speakers […]

DPS response must be quick and informative

By Daily Trojan Staff
September 6, 2011 4 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

Some students woke up Sunday morning still shaken by the events of the previous night, during which an armed gunman wounded two USC students after a confrontation escalated at a party at West 37th Place and Catalina Street. But when most reached for their phones, there was no Trojans Alert to be found, no email […]

International student body is a positive step

By Daily Trojan Staff
August 14, 2011 1 Comment/in From the Editors, Opinion

We live in an increasingly globalized world. Generation Z has created an interconnected society, and people will point to Twitter, Facebook and Google-Plus. USC is making a transition from a primarily Californian school to one that has the largest international student body in the nation. There are many positive aspects to the ever-growing international population […]

Students need better warning about shootings

By Daily Trojan Staff
March 6, 2011 9 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

Students at a party on 29th Street on Friday night hit the ground when they heard gunshots fired around 12:30 a.m. They didn’t know what was happening or if they were safe. And because USC’s Dept. of Public Safety never issued a Trojans Alert, those students were never given an easy way to get answers […]

Endorsement: Burse-Greos for USG office

By Daily Trojan Staff
February 13, 2011 12 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

The Daily Trojan is proud to endorse Eric Burse and Andy Greos for USG president and vice president.

Nikias quick in responding to safety concerns

By Daily Trojan Staff
January 23, 2011 2 Comments/in From the Editors, Opinion

President C. L. Max Nikias told the Daily Trojan last week that he has decided to invest a significant amount of money into increasing off-campus security, including in the area west of Vermont Avenue, where the university’s presence has long been conspicuously absent. This is the right decision for students, for the community and for […]

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