Letter to the editor


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Study spaces inadequate Imagine it’s a Friday night and you have a major project due the following week. Though most of your friends are planning to take the night off, you make the responsible choice to study for the evening. There’s only one problem: Every library on campus is either closed or overcrowded. Though Leavey […]

Women needed in STEM fields


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Women outnumber men at most colleges and universities — something that would have been unimaginable at a not-so distant point in history. But when it comes to the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — women are still critically underrepresented. Though the recent increase of women in fields like biology and medicine indicates […]

Game rewind: Colorado


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The set up: Fresh off a heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to No. 4 Stanford, USC had a short week to rebound for a Friday night matchup. Thankfully, that matchup was with the dreadful Colorado Buffalo, who have yet to win a Pac-12 game and are just 1-9 on the season. The Buffalo’s losses include 48-7 to […]

Barkley’s six touchdown passes lead Trojans in rout


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The last time USC visited Folsom Field in 2002 it came away with a 37-point victory over Colorado. This time wasn’t much different. Behind a single-game, school-record six touchdown passes from junior quarterback Matt Barkley, the No. 21 Trojans (7-2, 4-2) toppled the Buffaloes 42-17 in a rare Friday night primetime matchup. “We talked all […]

Burning Questions: Colorado


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How will USC’s secondary hold up? With junior safety T.J. McDonald suspended by the Pac-12 for the first half of the game, the Trojans will likely start two reserves at the safety positions. Sophomore cornerback Nickell Robey has emerged as one of the best cover corners in the country, but the lineup change might present […]