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ABC offers more than just Modern Family

By Mollie Berg · Daily Trojan

February 10, 2013 at 5:20 pm

Most of the television-viewing population has heard of Modern Family. It’s hard to turn through a magazine without seeing one of its stars, Sofia Vergara, grace an advertisement with her huge smile, flawless curves and bold confidence. The show itself has won multiple awards and this year is no exception to that — Vergara and [...]

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District attorney’s runoff offers two schools of thought

By jennifer schultz · Daily Trojan

November 1, 2012 at 5:59 pm

The long road for the Los Angeles County District Attorney position is winding down for candidates Jackie Lacey and Alan Jackson. The two contenders have been campaigning since last year and made it through their primary races and are now days away from facing off in the Nov. 6 election. Each candidate brings a different [...]

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Trojans can reclaim national spotlight

By Nick Selbe · Daily Trojan

October 3, 2012 at 11:08 pm

Most coaches would prefer that their teams fly under the radar. The idea that their players are not getting the recognition they deserve creates an “us against the world” mentality that most teams thrive on. At USC, this is most certainly not the case. Arguably the premier sports team in Los Angeles, the Trojans have [...]

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Medical documentary series remain best option on Hulu

By Zoe Roth · Daily Trojan

October 2, 2012 at 12:38 am

There are very few shows on television that make viewers realize, understand and appreciate their own humanity. Luckily for everyone, there’s Boston Med and NY Med. These two ABC medical documentary series, created and produced by renowned journalist and documentary modernizer Terry Wrong, are some of the most compelling and emotional 16 hours in contemporary network television history. [...]

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64th annual Emmys remain shallow, dull

By Zoe Roth · Daily Trojan

September 24, 2012 at 10:40 pm

Despite Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting talents and Amy Poehler’s comedic antics, the 64th Emmy Awards were tired and predictable.

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A weekend guide to college football

August 31, 2012 at 12:22 am

USC’s archrival Notre Dame faces Navy in Dublin, in the Emerald Isle Classic on Saturday. Former Trojan running back Amir Carlisle, who transferred to the program last January and is eligible to play immediately after his hardship waiver was approved, will not play in the game due to injury. The Fighting Irish will also be [...]

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Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

By C. Molly Smith · Daily Trojan

May 15, 2012 at 5:44 pm

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Obama’s stance on gay rights is momentuous, but doesn’t mean change is coming in the near future.

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TV campaigns find signature promotions

By Louis Lucero II · Daily Trojan

April 9, 2012 at 10:50 pm

TV campaigns find signature promotions

If a show airs in its time slot and no one is tuned in to watch it, does it make a sound? It’s an “if a tree falls in a forest” question that most network executives would be perfectly happy going their whole careers without ever discovering the answer to. Countless dollars are spent every [...]

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Mad Men demonstrates television’s nostalgia for the past

By Louis Lucero II · Daily Trojan

March 26, 2012 at 9:15 pm

Mad Men demonstrates television’s nostalgia for the past

It was the first cable show to take home the Emmy for outstanding drama series three years in a row and last September, Mad Men did it again. It sired a wave of nostalgia that one backward-facing period drama after another hoped to ride into the ratings’ promised land. The show’s ratings are by no [...]

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TV programs exclude middlebrow audience

By Louis Lucero II · Daily Trojan

January 23, 2012 at 10:07 pm

Talk of the shrinking middle class has gotten plenty of lip service in the U.S. political arena for several years. Some say the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and there seem to be fewer opportunities for those who would be content finding a comfortable life in the middle class. TV [...]

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On April 3, Assistant Professor of International Relations Mai’a Keapuolani Davis Cross, who had traveled cross-country from her tenure track position at Colgate University to ...

Center to host more concerts after deal with Nederlander

The Galen Center entered into a deal last week with Nederlander Concerts, a Los Angeles-based company that organizes concerts with venues, to increase the numbers ...

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A group of USC students, community members and local artists in Leimert Park are bringing the pay phone back into service — and hoping to ...

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A report sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that the nation’s higher education system is facing a dropout crisis. Produced in part ...

Should the Guantánamo Bay prison remain open?

The prison must be closed as it stands for hypocrisy and infringes upon international human rights.  One hundred of the total 166 inmates at the Guantánamo ...

The Internet celebrates 20th birthday

Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the creation of World Wide Web. The organization responsible for building the Internet, CERN, also created the Large Hadron ...

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As the USC baseball team enters the final month of its baseball season 11 games under .500, it can at least feel good that it ...

USC faces North Florida in first round of tournament

For the No. 4 USC women’s sand volleyball team, its entire season has led up to this tournament. The team will finally be put to the ...

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When it comes to dominating the competition in the pool, nobody does it better than the Vavic family. Following a season in which head coach ...

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An Exercise in Authenticity

Though Generation Um…includes a star studded cast—Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic, and Adelaide Clemens—this film surprisingly has more of an indie vibe.  Set in New York ...

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Before Disney’s Peter, Wendy, John and Michael flew over “poor Nana” toward Big Ben and continued to the second star to the right and straight ...

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In Photos: Washington comes to USC

The Schwarzenegger Institute held an immigration reform forum titled "Washington comes to USC", with U.S Senators John McCain, Michael Bennet and former President of Mexico ...

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