Articles Tagged ‘folk laur’

Please create your bonfires outside the building

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

October 12, 2009 at 3:47 pm

Does the candy and condoms bucket make up for the extreme number of fire drills in USC student housing? Probably not.

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DPS responds to Folk Laur: Put your sleeping bags away

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

October 10, 2009 at 1:51 pm

No camping out on campus! And I don’t think DPS would take kindly to bringing barbecues, either.

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Muffins of plenty

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

October 9, 2009 at 9:54 am

There is a poor starving student at Harvard who would kill for the privilege of eating your free muffin.

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Bike sale tomorrow…get out your sleeping bags

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

October 7, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Remember that bike you had that got stolen? Remember that other bike you had that also got stolen? Well this Saturday at 9 a.m., DPS, is generously offering us the chance to buy them back!

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Star Spottings

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

October 6, 2009 at 4:57 pm

Ludacris! The Governator! The Sprinkles Truck!

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Dangerously Stupid Liaisons

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

October 5, 2009 at 3:04 pm

If you were thinking about seducing your T.A., this is not how to do it.

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Do-it-yourself projects leave many dangling

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

September 30, 2009 at 12:50 am

Do-it-yourself projects leave many dangling

Ikea tapped into an incredible market when it decided to sell inexpensive, nice-looking furniture to anyone willing to assemble it and explain to their friends why their sofa is named “pëgfardj.” But Ikea furniture is a shortcut like any other, and what you get when you lug home a box of lumber pieces is a [...]

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Stalking: another peril of being a teacher

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

September 21, 2009 at 10:03 pm

Stalking: another peril of being a teacher

If undivided audience attention is what you want at work, then there are many careers to pursue, including stripping. But becoming a professor is not one of them. Any student that has ever sat in the back row of a big lecture class, or is sitting in one right now, knows that even the most [...]

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Climate change threatens drinkability

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

September 16, 2009 at 10:25 am

Climate change threatens drinkability

People who discredit or just don’t care about global warming are like drunk gamblers in a casino who bet away the deeds to their homes: They are taking a massive risk that will almost certainly result in homelessness, and they are likely to be wearing teal, polyester stretch pants. Global warming, if nothing else, is [...]

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Why, I do have a uterus. You’re welcome.

By Laura Reeve · Daily Trojan

September 3, 2009 at 8:37 am

This column is not for all readers. If you’ve ever purchased tampons that were designed to look like pieces of candy to save yourself from embarrassment, you might consider turning the page. Similarly, if you insist on referring to your own menstruation or the menstruation of someone you know as “a visit from Aunt Flo,” [...]

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District attorney releases charges for two suspects

Two suspects in the fatal shooting of Ming Qu and Ying Wu, graduate students from China, were charged Tuesday with capital murder during a botched ...

Suspects arrested for the deaths of USC graduate students

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested two men Friday afternoon believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of two international graduate students in April, ...

Parents of shooting victims file suit against USC

USC will move to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of two international graduate students who were fatally shot off campus last ...

Band plays in London for pre-Olympics tour

The USC Trojan Marching Band traveled to London on Monday to play in three concerts this week at Canary Wharf, Potters Field and Trafalgar Square, ...

Commission vote OKs stadium lease

Following eight months of negotiations, USC obtained day-to-day control of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a vote by the Coliseum Commission on Monday.The stadium’s ...

Kenneth Leventhal, USC life trustee, dies at 90

Kenneth Leventhal, a USC trustee and real estate accountant known for his leadership, energy and philanthropy, died May 8. He was 90.Leventhal had prostate cancer, ...

Opinion

USC murders question issue of race, crime

Though it’s difficult to admit, the topic of race is still as dividing and mystifying as it was 50 years ago.This idea has never been ...

Enough justice has been served in Rutgers case

Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student who came to national notoriety for his harassment of gay roommate Tyler Clementi, received Monday a sentence of 30 ...

Obama’s gay marriage views elicit reservations

Never has an American president openly supported gay marriage — that is, until President Barack Obama declared his monumental stance last week.Much of our progressive ...

Introspection can motivate, benefit mind

Summer has finally arrived, which means three months of great weather and plenty of exciting things to do, whether it’s in Los Angeles or back ...

Lanes won’t solve USC’s bike problem

Students and administrators have been racking their brains for a solution to the bicycle congestion on campus.But a new bike policy isn’t going to change ...

The marijuana debate is just getting annoying

April was a big month for drugs. From Rihanna rolling a blunt on top of some guy’s head at Coachella to Santa Cruz’s renowned 4/20 ...

Sports

Trojans ranked No. 2, according to ESPN

Trojans ranked No. 2, according to ESPN

In ESPN’s third version of its 2012 Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 rankings released Friday, sportswriter Mark Schlabach slotted the USC Trojans at No. 2.USC dropped ...

Bruins take out Women of Troy in NCAA semifinals

After defeating Pac-12 rival Stanford in the round of 16, the USC women’s tennis team could not keep its NCAA tournament run alive, falling to ...

Trojans look toward NCAA championship

The No. 5 USC men’s golf team advances to the NCAA final after winning the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Saturday. The win was the Trojans’ ...

Cruz’s team wins first game in May

After losing two of three games to Arizona last weekend, the USC baseball team has now lost three consecutive series and four of its last ...

Women of Troy beat Fairfield and Vanderbilt at home

The USC women's tennis team has reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament after taking down Fairfield and Vanderbilt.In the first round of ...

Lifestyle

What to Expect falls short of expectations

What to Expect falls short of expectations

Valentine’s Day, He’s Just Not That Into You and New Year’s Eve have marked a new age in Hollywood filmmaking. Film directors are no longer ...

Band embarks on tour

Patience is a virtue, an idea that British band Little Barrie is clearly aware of.Five years after the 2007 release of its last album, Stand ...

Show showcases inspiring talent

Beautiful things are best enjoyed in beautiful settings, a concept that the luxurious city of Beverly Hills certainly understands.Last weekend, Beverly Hills held its biannual ...

Film fails to excite, entertain audiences

Some summer blockbusters manage to shatter their binding stereotypes and entertain audiences and critics. And despite missteps in performances, storyline or direction, a juggernaut of ...

Heavy metal band falls short of potential

The band name Bloody Knives carries the weight of a heavy metal, hardcore punk band’s alias.But the title is deceiving: Artistically choosing to put aside ...

Photos

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

In Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

The university hosted the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Saturday and Sunday, bringing Angelenos to campus to celebrate and enjoy reading, books and music. ...

In Photos: Students protest sweat shop use

Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation led a group of students in protest on Thursday against university's manufacturing of some USC apparel in sweat shops.Photos by ...

In Photos: Expo Line Tour

The much-anticipated Expo Line is slated to open Phase 1 of the project April 28, 2012, connecting Downtown Los Angeles and the university to La ...

In Photos: Songfest 2012

Various student groups performed five-minute musical skits at Songfest on Friday in Bovard Auditorium. The money raised goes to Troy Camp. [caption id="attachment_49803" align="alignnone" width="581" caption="Members ...

In Photos: LAPD/USC press conference

LAPD and USC held a press conference Friday to announce a $125, 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect ...