Student manager was out of place


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Stan Holt cost the USC men’s basketball team Saturday’s game against the Oregon Ducks. Holt didn’t score a single point, grab one rebound or dish out an assist. He didn’t turn the ball over or miss an assignment on defense. In fact, Holt didn’t play a single minute. But while he was sitting on USC’s […]

Patti Smith confronts new school celebrity


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If the Grammys telecast Sunday and the recent Golden Globe Awards taught us anything, it’s that products that are mass produced to possess inherent widespread appeal have become synonymous with award-winning talent. Of course, it’s been this way for some time, and to harp on the grotesque nature of voyeurism and shameless self-promotion in relation […]

Photo op


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Rossier School of Education alumna Cindy McCain and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pose for a photo Monday at USC. McCain was given an award in honor of her humanitarian efforts. Daily Trojan | Gary Fung

CBS fails to score with gay community


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This past week, the gay community had a lot to cheer about with regards to their favorite stars. High off the season’s ecstatic award show recognition for Glee, Jane Lynch, the actress behind fiery cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Fox’s hit show, announced that she and her partner set a date to be married in […]