The Supreme Court should not allow the practice — and likewise, universities should not find ways to independently continue its use.
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Do all arrests warrant strip searches?
The Supreme Court’s recent decision contradicts one of our justice system’s most important tenants: innocent until proven guilty.
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Prison officers deserve more freedom to use strip searches in order to protect themselves and other prison inmates from serious harm.
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Radical republicans beg the question: Are they actually comedians from Saturday Night Live?
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“No doesn’t mean maybe.” “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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Self-publication is on the rise, stirring both warranted and unwarranted criticism.
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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. [...]
Read the rest of this article »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 [...]
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