Looking forward by looking back
You can’t blame USC for looking forward. Our university is still rising in stature at a breakneck pace. In two decades we have begun to transition from a commuter to a residential school, seen our admission rate plummet by 46 percent and leapfrogged over our crosstown rival in the U.S. News & Word Report rankings, [...]
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Maybe Three Dog Night was on to something with its 1969 hit song “One.” The song presents a contrast to the value that being No. 1, regardless of how it is achieved, is of the utmost importance. With lines like “One is the loneliest number” and “it’s the saddest experience you’ll ever know,” I can’t [...]
Read the rest of this article »Men’s water polo streak ends; top spot in question
Stanford victory that snapped No. 1 USC’s 18-game winning streak will likely shakeup the top of the men’s collegiate water polo rankings.
Read the rest of this article »Affordability more important than rank
Though USC is often seen as the private school with the inflated price tag across town, UCLA’s business school is making a precarious step toward privatization — one which will come at the expense of the students’ wallets.
Read the rest of this article »USC earns top polls among “College Bests”
USC is among top universities, according to many polls recently conducted that rank colleges in various categories.
Read the rest of this article »Besting UCLA no longer just for football
USC’s recent rise in rankings over UCLA should only inspire more progress — beginning with the university’s recruiting strategies.
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Stanford University earned the top spot on the Daily Beast’s list.
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On Dec. 5, 2009, we lost our final football game of the season to the University of Arizona. On the same day, seven brave Trojans skipped the game to compete in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition — an excruciatingly difficult, six-hour, 12-question, national mathematics competition. As a past participant, I can attest to the [...]
Read the rest of this article »Marshall drops three spots in BusinessWeek rankings
Undergraduate program ranked 24th overall.
Read the rest of this article »The No. 1 Trojans (33-1) became the third team in history to win four consecutive ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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