Letters to the editor


Metro ExpressLanes provide more options for students The Metro ExpressLanes opened on Nov. 10 on Interstate 110, as the Daily Trojan reported. Because of USC’s proximity to the lanes, USC students, faculty and staff are in a unique position to take advantage of the ExpressLanes and other added transit options. The project increases the capacity […]

The wealthy’s taxes must be raised


Billionaire investor Warren Buffett wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Monday, describing how the wealthiest Americans have been “leaving the middle class in the dust.” Buffett suggested that a minimum tax rate of 30 percent should be enacted on Americans making more than $1 million each year. Buffett’s comments come as Congress prepares […]

DPS sends Trojans Alerts regarding alleged shooting


Reports of a shooting on Monday night led the Dept. of Public Safety to send two Trojans Alerts to the USC community. One alerted students, faculty and staff to an alleged shooting near Exposition Boulevard, and the second said that early reports were unfounded and the area was safe. According to DPS Capt. David Carlisle, […]

No. 1 Notre Dame, in a 22-13 win, keeps Trojans at bay


Given the opportunity to upset No. 1 Notre Dame in the 84th edition of the storied intersectional rivalry, USC flashed the talent and explosiveness that emboldened many preseason prognosticators to ticket the Trojans — not the Irish — for a date in January’s BCS national championship game in Miami. Unfortunately, the Trojans were once again […]

Thanksgiving and Notre Dame


The Daily Trojan staff would like to wish the USC community a Happy Thanksgiving. As part of the school-wide break, the DT’s print production staff will be observing the November holiday until Monday, Nov. 26. The next print edition will hit newsstands Tuesday, Nov. 27. Until then, follow @dailytrojan on Twitter and like our Facebook […]

Trojans split first two games of Maui Invitational


The Trojans split their first two games in the Maui Invitational this week, as they were routed 94-64 by Illinois on Monday night before bouncing back on Tuesday with a 59-53 overtime victory over Texas to advance to the tournament’s fifth-place game against Marquette. By no means did the Trojans (3-1) play a game of […]

Judge says preliminary hearing is on track


Preparations for the preliminary hearing of two suspects accused of killing two USC graduate students in April are moving forward as scheduled, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Shelly Torri Alba confirmed at a short hearing on Tuesday. Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19, were arrested in May and charged with first-degree murder in connection […]
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