USC coach Lane Kiffin described it as continued “bad karma” in a week replete with controversy after a student manager was fired for deflating game balls during the first half of last Saturday’s defensive debacle against Oregon. Only 45 minutes before kickoff, sophomore wide receiver Marqise Lee entered Kiffin’s office with a swollen face after [...]

Despite many major moments of the 2010 season being dominated by obvious growing pains and missed opportunities, there remained a constant staple in the Trojans’ offense fans could always get excited about — the exhilarating connection that junior quarterback Matt Barkley shared with then-freshman wide receiver Robert Woods. Quickly getting time as a starter alongside [...]

It’s that time of year: the calm before the storm. Thanksgiving is fast approaching, but less than a week from the annual rite of turkey feasting, you get overwhelmed by a mad flurry of exams, research papers and all-nighter induced Red Bull binges. Right after the semester ends and you think relief is in sight, [...]

Vermont Avenue houses several hidden gems that, despite many years of residence, have largely been passed unnoticed by students — or selfishly kept secret by others.

Pizza might just be the ultimate symbol of comfort and familiarity. For the average American, it draws on fond memories of sleepovers, movie nights and the Super Bowl, plus not-so-fond memories of late-night study crams and generous babysitters.

College students sometimes get a bad reputation for being freebie whores. USC might be half-jokingly referred to as the University of Spoiled Children, but that does not mean that students don’t have their scrimping moments, especially after storming through a big blowout sale at The Grove. The free samples at Yogurtland are nice, but visiting [...]

Thanks to the influx of the popular Korean-fusion food truck Kogi and its imitators, an Angeleno is most likely to think of sesame seed-sprinkled beef on corn tortillas when talking about “Korean street food.” Obviously, street food takes a different scene in the actual streets of Korea. Instead of the rumbling, Twitter-savvy, colorful trucks that [...]

Po-tay-toes, Po-tah-toes: Why potatoes are sexy. Even if you’re not a foodie, you might have been asked this question from a random Facebook survey: “If you were a food, what would you be?” As far as I know, no one has ever replied, “I want to be a potato!” And that got me thinking: Why [...]

Unless you’re still living with your parents, chances are that you’re either sharing a small kitchen with several other housemates or you’re stuck in a dorm without a kitchen where you barely have room to store a Heinz squeeze bottle. Therefore, you might not find it wise to purchase more last-minute items, but you might [...]