News

Some headed to Chile for spring break

Ari Bermann, a second-year master’s in business administration student from Chile, was attending Shabbat dinner the day the 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country and only ...

Changing hands

Students purchase cell phones, iPods and other items at the Department of Public Safety’s lost and found sale Wednesday. About 200 people showed up to ...

USG-funded speaker event draws criticism

Students from a variety of ideologies are coming together in protest of the Undergraduate Student Government’s decision to provide funding to help bring a controversial ...

College Democrats, Republicans square off at debate

Political debate was in full swing Wednesday night as students filled the room in Waite Phillips Hall to hear campus political groups debate President Obama’s ...

DPS, Latino Student Assembly discuss race

When Luis Garcia Rico was riding his bike to Wing Stop one night for a quick dinner during finals, he saw flashing lights behind him. ...

University earns spot on community service honor roll

USC was recently named to President Obama’s 2010 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its students’ work in the surrounding neighborhood, but community service ...

Opinion

USG should sponsor both sides of debate

The university setting is an ideal forum for viewpoints from all political, cultural and ideological arenas; colleges across the country have a storied history of ...

Is procrastination really that bad? I’ll find out later

Well into midterm season, college students across campus feel the stress of studying for exams and the anxiety that comes with testing. But while hours ...

Farmers market offers unique experience

A Tuesday walk down University Avenue is no longer just a monotonous commute to and from class. It’s an experience. The farmers market, which was previously located ...

Master plan will affect community ties

Last week, President Obama included USC on the President’s Higher Education Community Service honor roll, along with 700 other universities. This honor validates the unique quality ...

On-campus social scene needs a life

Department of Public Safety Chief Carey Drayton said he has high hopes for the new Ronald Tutor Campus Center. He thinks the building’s opening in ...

Alternative spring breaks are worthwhile

If you’ve ever suffered through one of MTV’s raucous spring break specials, you might conclude that all college students make a yearly pilgrimage to Cabo ...

Sports

Women of Troy travel to NCAA championships

The No. 9 USC women’s swimming and diving team will fly to Purdue, Ind., on Monday to compete in the NCAA championship meet. After the team’s ...

Trojans have full schedule during break

The USC track and field team will have plenty of ways to keep busy over spring break. With the Northridge Invitational beginning Friday and the ...

USC gets double dose of Cougars away from home

The No. 7 USC men’s volleyball team will travel to Utah this spring break, as it visits No. 4 Brigham Young University for back-to-back games ...

East Coast swing for streaking Trojans

Fresh off a dominating 5-2 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday, the No. 3 USC men’s tennis team will be heading east for two matches ...

Highly ranked field in store for Trojans

Calling itself the host of the best field in college golf, the Southern Highlands Collegiate will welcome 11 of the nation’s top 20 golf teams, ...

Errors and unearned runs prove costly

University of Connecticut third baseman Mike Olt’s ninth inning double off the glove of USC senior centerfielder Mike O’Neill knocked in the game-winning run as ...

Lifestyle

South Korean film finds humor in cruelty

Mothers are strange beasts. Their relationships with their children are far more complex and imperfect than most realize until they are parents themselves. Some women ...

Weekend picks

thursday, march 11 Navigating the Film Festival World Seminar for Filmmakers 7:30 p.m. > Egyptian Theatre > $15 For budding filmmakers and future film critics, this informative ...

Gorillaz’s latest shows off pop music at its finest

Gorillaz’s newest release, Plastic Beach, is unmistakably pop. But confined to current and somewhat mistaken definitions of the genre, this is either an insult or just ...

Blogging provides students a soapbox

This week I did something that I never thought I would do — I started a blog. Blogging has become a nearly ubiquitous hobby for our ...

Documentary spotlights art-heist drama

In a world of corruption, avarice and back-room deals, a fervent debate has been raging between warring parties for years. Since art became a business, ...

Soundtrack mixes Disney pop and eerie rock

A curious conglomeration of artists came together to form the questionable but well-meaning backtrack to Tim Burton’s latest cinematic creation. After watching Alice in Wonderland ...