Blustery day


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A large branch, stretching more than 10 feet long, fell into the middle of the road Wednesday, landing right in front of the University Park Health Center. The exceptionally strong winds Wednesday knocked a number of branches down around campus. Winds ranged from 20 to 30 mph, occasionally reaching more than 40 mph. A wind […]

NFL draft day


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Former USC coach Pete Carroll left for the NFL right as the semester started. Now, with the spring semester coming to a close, many of the players Carroll mentored during his time at USC will be moving on to the pros as well. As many as 16 Trojans could be drafted in the NFL’s annual […]

Weekend Picks


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thursday, april 22 Shelby Lynne 8 p.m. > The Roxy > $20 Grammy-winning artist Shelby Lynne is adored by rock critics, British audiences and the alt-country/Americana crowd alike. Her sound mixes southern undertones with contemporary American pop and her sixth album, I Am Shelby Lynne, established her skill and earned her greater popularity. Acting in […]

Hackers break rules to spur progress


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The other day I was listening to some friends discuss how to get around USC’s ban on peer-to-peer file-sharing. One advocated simply going off-campus and finding another Internet connection, but the other talked about creating a program to go around USC’s firewalls that would allow him to download songs from the comfort of his dorm […]