Housing expects drop in number of spring applicants
Demand for USC housing is low.
A decade of maverick filmmaking
Wikipedia states that to be considered an independent film, half the film’s budget must come from a source besides a major studio. But to hipsters everywhere, “indie” can either be annoying and pretentious or nihilistic and edgy. In any case, so-called indie film has come a long way in the last 10 years. This list […]
Classifieds – December 3
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LADWP to demonstrate new energy projects on campus
Smart Grid demonstration to make Los Angeles' energy usage more efficient.
Reitman fails to ground himself in reality
Up in the Air ignores any statutes of limitation on making fun of the American economy and goes straight for the jugular — finding veins of comedy and drama within the plight of the American worker. With a director like Jason Reitman at the helm, Up in the Air is hardly typical as satire, and, […]
The future of LA is forever shapeshifting
Los Angeles is the future. Or, that’s what it used to be. Though the city is still part of the American myth of manifest destiny and upward mobility, Los Angeles is also part of a state that seems to be in a constant state of both disarray and innovation. Even the first introduction to the […]
USC professor gives Avatar aliens a voice
James Cameron turned to USC for help in creating a unique language for his newest film.
Festival celebrates true ‘indie’ films
In the summer of 2007, Brad Bores, Rich Hooban and two other idealistic filmmaker friends piled into a 1988 Caprice Classic with an Eclair 16mm camera and drove from Ohio to New Mexico filming Soda Can Love. For two weeks, the crew took turns acting (as versions of themselves), filming (on re-canned stock) and watching […]
GE core is overly broad
USC’s general education requirements would benefit from following the TO model.
Obama’s speech left questions unanswered
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama addressed the nation from US Military Academy at West Point regarding his plan to end the war in Afghanistan. In the midst of rising unemployment, historic deficits and a new health care system, Americans listened attentively to the president’s words in search of an answer for why they should still […]