Articles Tagged ‘censorship’

Fisher garden sheds light on censorship

By Eva Recinos · Daily Trojan

September 24, 2012 at 10:43 pm

Fisher garden sheds light on censorship

With controversial films like The Master and Savages hitting theaters and dominating box office profits, it’s easy to take creative liberty for granted. We live in a time where if you want to take your vision and bring it to a big screen or canvas, no one can really stop you. Decades ago, however, that [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Students must fight for free speech

By Nicholas slayton · Daily Trojan

August 27, 2012 at 9:46 pm

Recent changes at the Red & Black newspaper illustrate the need for journalistic freedom.

Read the rest of this article »

Weinstein Company sacrificing story to make a profit

By Cara Dickason · Daily Trojan

April 4, 2011 at 9:21 pm

#$%&, @#$%, #$&* ! The uninhibited stream of four-letter words might be the best line in the Oscar-winning screenplay of The King’s Speech, not for its profane content, but for the raw emotion Best Actor winning Colin Firth puts behind it, portraying a Prince (and future King) of England letting down the wall of propriety [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Admin’s policy is a censor

By Sarah cueva · Daily Trojan

March 23, 2011 at 9:48 pm

Admin’s policy is a censor

SCampus policy allows the university to disallow certain rights protected by law.

Read the rest of this article »

Cyber censorship exposes the Chinese

By Nadine Tan · Daily Trojan

March 25, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Cyber censorship exposes the Chinese

Google’s recent decision to stop censoring results on its Chinese website and redirect Chinese users to its uncensored Hong Kong site has caused substantial contention among various communities. The Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, the People’s Daily, denounced Google’s apparent objective and moral façade. The company is “not a virgin when it comes to values. [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Can government stop Internet freedom?

By Nicholas Slayton · Daily Trojan

March 24, 2010 at 10:19 pm

Can government stop Internet freedom?

While earthquakes, health care reform and Tiger Woods have dominated mainstream news in the last months, there’s another story that has been steadily making waves in the international and online world — Google vs. China. In January, Google claimed to be the victim of a hacking attack that originated from computers in China. In response, [...]

Read the rest of this article »

Google searches for answers in China

By Rosaleen O’Sullivan · Daily Trojan

January 19, 2010 at 9:17 pm

Google searches for answers in China

Recent squabble over censorship has far reaching consequences for the future of technology and business transactions in China.

Read the rest of this article »

More News

  Daily Trojan Spring Awakening Supplement

Blogs

Daily Trojan Poll

Which headliner did you enjoy most at Springfest?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Archives

May 2013
S M T W T F S
« Apr    
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  

Browse Archives

News

Dr. Dre, Iovine give $70 mil for new academy

A new type of undergraduate experience will be added to the university as music icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are together giving $70 million ...

UPDATE: LAPD, DPS hold open forum for students

Video from the scene, courtesy of USC Black Student Assembly.   Students, alumni, faculty and community members voiced their concerns at an emotional open forum between the ...

Students hold sit-in in response to LAPD presence at party

[gallery link="file" ids="67092,67091,67090,67089,67088,67087,67086,67085,67084"] Photos by Razan Al Marzouqi   More than 100 students gathered in front of Tommy Trojan for a sit-in Monday afternoon in response to events ...

Opinion

Syrian conflict explodes

On May 16, President Barack Obama told the public about evidence that shows chemical weapons being used in the ongoing Syrian crisis, according to BBC ...

Extra-curriculars, internships as important as grades

As summertime rolls around and the sun and ocean begin to beckon eager pupils, one last roadblock stands in the way of true vacation bliss: ...

’SC sets example in lowering dropout rate

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 ...

Sports

Women of Troy fall in the round of 16

With a 15-match winning streak against the Cardinal and after bouncing the team from the NCAA quarterfinals last season, the No. 5 USC women’s tennis ...

Trojans can’t pull off unprecedented ‘5-peat’

An outstanding four-year championship run ended for the USC men’s tennis program on Saturday, May 18, in Urbana, Ill., as the No. 4 Trojans were ...

USC suffers sweep to rival UCLA

When USC and UCLA took the field this weekend for their annual three-game clash, it was hard to envision two more different teams and programs. ...

Lifestyle

Into Darkness falls short after high expectations

Possibly for the first time, it’s cool to be a Trekkie. After an explosive re-emergence into popular culture, the Star Trek franchise is again revolutionizing science ...

Daft Punk transcends genre in RAM

After eight long years, the eccentric French electronic music duo Daft Punk is re-entering the electronic music fray. Their new album, Random Access Memories, was ...

Midnight builds on strengths of preceding films

Movie trilogies have a bit of a reputation for being films that rely heavily on action and excitement. They’re usually big money earners, which is ...

Photos

In Photos: Washington comes to USC

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 ...

In Photos: Armenian Genocide

Photos by Ani Kolangian [gallery link="file" ids="66554,66555,66556,66557,66558,66559,66560,66561,66562"]

In Photos: Springfest 2013

Photos by Priyanka Patel. [gallery link="file" ids="65587,65586,65585,65584,65583,65582,65581,65580,65579,65578,65577,65576"]