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Social media users’ thoughts are controlled by algorithms

A woman staring at her phone and is being puppetted by social media companies

By KIYOMI MIURA
March 2, 2026 in Opinion, Opinion General
The ongoing trial of Meta shines a light on the limits of self-directed thinking.

Reframing Ramadan past the stereotypes

Muslim individuals pray.

By LAYAN ALASSEEL
February 27, 2026 in Opinion, Opinion Main Feature
There is extensive harm in reducing your Muslim peers' fasting to hunger and thirst.

Who gets to be an athlete?


By SOEFAE CHEN
February 27, 2026 in Opinion, Opinion Columns
As an improbable competitive athlete, I believe we can broaden our definition of athleticism.

USC needs to support South Asian Studies

Woman studying South Asian Studies books.

By SHAWN ASLAM
February 26, 2026 in Opinion, Opinion Main Feature
A global research institution provides insufficient academic support for its South Asian students.

What happened to the Internet?

Drawing of a man reading the search bar on his phone that says "men used to go to war."

By SAWYER SUGARMAN
February 26, 2026 in Opinion, Opinion General
Learning to navigate a new era of regression online.

For the record


By DAILY TROJAN MANAGING TEAM
February 25, 2026 in Opinion

For the record


By DAILY TROJAN MANAGING TEAM
February 25, 2026 in Opinion

Love shouldn’t vanish in daylight


By ANDREW CARDENAS
February 25, 2026 in Opinion, Opinion Columns
When affection disappears in public, it forces you to decide whether almost being chosen is enough.

Voices they tried to erase


By MILAN MAHBOD ZADEH
February 25, 2026 in Letters to the Editor, Opinion, Opinion General
Iran's resistance ignites a global call for justice.

Modern protest music breeds performative inaction


By ALEX GROSS
February 25, 2026 in Opinion, Opinion Main Feature
Posting covers of politically edgy songs on social media is not productive activism.
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