USC’s NFL hopefuls will find success


Rating the NFL Draft Combine prospects for the USC Trojans is a risky exercise — heck, rating the prospects of any draft hopeful is mired in speculation. But one can’t help but wonder how a certain player might perform at the next level. The Trojans have seen their share of NFL successes (Troy Polamalu, Brian […]

Impress friends with easy dishes


My Woman Crush Wednesday goes to the one and only Julia Child because her love for butter was uncanny but utterly amazing in every way. As college students, we sometimes do not have the luxury of purchasing all of the ingredients that we would like, so we have to make do. I am a fan […]

Campuses must encourage support systems


Support systems are crucial in college. From the financial support of family members to the moral support of friends, a network of caring people will make the rigor and stresses of college more manageable and enjoyable. A new proposal to create permanent Hindu prayer rooms on all U.S. college campuses should continue to extend the […]

‘The Lego Movie’ as cultural allegory


I thought I knew what people like about The Lego Movie. I saw Wall-E and Toy Story and enjoyed their substantive messages, and their occasional one-liners that “only an adult would understand.” Still, those films were created primarily for kids, and say very little about the state of contemporary culture. In fact, until I saw […]