Roundup


The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety daily incident log  for Thursday, Jan. 19.  Crimes against a person at 8:08 p.m., a suspect approached a non-USC female from behind and pushed her against the driver’s side door as she was searching her purse for her vehicle keys near 28th and […]

Game time


Andy Ybarra, a junior majoring in computer engineering and computer science, plays a game created for the SS12 competition, where student software developers make projects for disabled persons, on Sunday in Taper Hall. The project uses an Xbox Kinect to detect body movement and players, who hit falling shapes by using only one arm.

The Last Bookstore preserves paperback in style


If you look hard enough in Los Angeles, you can find almost anything. The city and the surrounding area are known for obvious landmarks, such as the Hollywood sign, but there are smaller, more hidden destinations that are also worth a visit. If you venture into the smaller parts of the city, or simply keep […]

Letter to the editor


Spanish department should help students fulfill requirements Most students at USC are familiar with the language requirement. It’s often stressful to figure out how to fit all our major requirements around three semesters of our chosen language — usually Spanish, since it’s crucial for many professions. One would expect that the Spanish department would ensure […]

What’s hot at Sundance 2012


The 2012 Sundance Film Festival kicked off Thursday with tons of films that sound both promising and intriguing. The films that premiere in Sundance are eventually released in the United States toward the fall – that’s hoping they find a distributor there, if they don’t already have one – and usually sparks become game changers for […]

Slideshow: USC Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon


The Women of Troy had let a 13-point halftime lead slip all the way down to one in the second half. The Ducks were surging and all the momentum was in their favor. The USC women’s basketball team (10-6, 5-1), riding high on a four-game winning streak, was not about to let this game get […]