New group to explore all facets of the Middle East
MESSA hopes to offer unique perspectives beyond political rhetoric about the region.
Best-selling author depicts realistic political Pursuit
In the world of espionage, laws mean next to nothing. The ability to kill effectively without a guilty conscience, however, is everything. In his 10th novel in the Mitch Rapp series, Pursuit of Honor, best-selling author Vince Flynn delivers a cast of well-defined and realistic characters who must go beyond authority to catch the bad […]
Raising the Bar
A guide to finding the best power bars on and off campus, for both nutrition and mid-class snacks.
Men’s club soccer team keeps on raising the bar
The Trojans have struggled since moving into the premier division, but the club still has its eye on the National Soccer Championships.
Former USC star keeps pro dreams alive
David Bluthenthal, who played on USC’s Elite Eight team, now plays basketball in Israel.
Barkley is ready to move on
The true freshman says the team is ready to get past the Oregon loss, as hard as it is.
Letters to the Editor
Cross purposes We have recently become aware of an event sponsored by the USC College Republicans on tonight, in which David Horowitz will be brought to our campus to give a speech entitled “The Campus War Against Israel and the Jews” as part of a yearly campaign entitled “Islamo Fascism Awareness Week” that he does […]
Film uses science, not religion, to debate Darwin
With nothing but a projector screen and folding chairs, the tiny Embassy Auditorium of the Davidson Conference Center is a far cry from the 50-foot-high IMAX theater where Darwin’s Dilemma was originally scheduled to be screened. Even though the California Science Center recently backed out of its contract to host the film’s Los Angeles premiere, […]
Snow Patrol’s mix tape won’t last through the ‘Night’
In the ’90s, girls and boys raced to boom boxes to listen to the latest mix tape made by their significant others. But in a generation where iPods have replaced CDs and cassette tapes, the personalized compilations in which teenagers poured their souls have turned into mechanical playlists created by the genius button in iTunes. […]
Vegetarians, meat-eaters spar at event
Each time we take a bite out of a store-bought (oftentimes hormone-pumped) chicken leg, we are making — consciously or not — an ethical choice. To eat meat, or not to eat meat — that is now a valid ethical question. Last Friday at Ground Zero Performance Café (unbearably hip, as always), the USC Levan […]