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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In response to âUSG should focus on student spendingâ 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 [...]
Read the rest of this article »Poor health care affects immigration
As a report by the Center for Social Justice released Tuesday reveals, during the past five years, an estimated 600 immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally have been deported by American hospitals in a little-known removal system called âmedical repatriation.â As inhumane as the end decision seems, the underlying complexities regarding illegal immigration and health [...]
Read the rest of this article »What are the limits of the 24-hour breaking news cycle?
Media outlets must ensure that their reporting is accurate and factual instead of chasing scoops. Â Last week, a number of news sources including CNN, The Boston Globe and the Associated Press falsely reported that an arrest had been made in the aftermath of the bombing of the Boston Marathon. This highlights a glaring problem of [...]
Read the rest of this article »Literature finds a new online home
The Los Angeles Times Festival of books this weekend was a cornucopia for young people interested in beginning a career in the publication of literature. During a conversation at the Salvatori Computer Science Center on Sunday afternoon, several dozens of festival-goers learned about the world of publishing as âThe Technological Frontier.â Los Angeles Times contributor [...]
Read the rest of this article »Scoutsâ new proposal hypocritical
The executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America proposed a change to its national policy that would lift an existing ban on openly gay scouts participating in the organization.
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Dhokhar Tsarnaev wasnât immediately read Miranda rights after his arrest.
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Instead of funding recreational sports, USG must find a way to fund other student groups.
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When readers sit down to read the newspaper every morning, they probably never think about the people who own it. This might change with a recent controversy surrounding the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times. Since 2000, the L.A. Times has been the property of the media company Tribune, which owns copious news stations, [...]
Read the rest of this article »The importance of volunteerism As one of the leading universities in the country, USC should make volunteerism a requirement for graduation and aim to focus its resources on promoting volunteerism on campus if it wants its students to have a greater impact on the world. College is the time to explore your interests and to [...]
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