Republicans put California’s future at risk


For USC students, there might be no more important battle being waged than the one in the California legislature over this year’s state budget. This week, negotiations broke down after Republicans presented Gov. Jerry Brown with a list of 53 new demands they say must be addressed before they will vote on whether to allow […]

Interfaith Panel Held on Abraham


Leaders of three faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—met together yesterday to discuss the different ways Abraham is discussed in each of the religious traditions at USC Hillel. The panel included Rabbi Reuven Firestone, professor of medieval Judaism at the Hebrew Union College and co-director of the USC Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement; Imam Jihad Turk, director of […]

Hailee Steinfeld to star in Sleeping Beauty


According to industry blog Deadline Hollywood, True Grit teen Hailee Steinfeld has been attached to a Sleeping Beauty script that has yet to find a studio. The blog reports that Lindsay Devlin penned the script from the princess’s point of view. This project is just one of many fairy tales produced by Hollywood lately. This […]

Katy Perry’s video for “E.T.” premieres on MTV


When taking a first glance at the preview of Katy Perry’s new video for her single “E.T.,” music fans could mistake her for Lady Gaga. Her fans will see another side of the fun and flirty Perry. The video is vastly different from the other videos from her latest album Teenage Dream in that it […]